Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg

Analysis

Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1943, 83 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg reported income of $19.7m and spending of $19.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $11.3m to $19.7m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County Inc ($19.7m), Bristol Glen Inc ($19.8m) and Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation ($19.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $19.1m against liabilities of $997k, net assets of $18.1m. It reported 71 employees.