The Arc of Pennsylvania

Analysis

The Arc of Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Lemoyne, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1964, 62 years ago. 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 June 2023, The Arc of Pennsylvania reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.6m (+106%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Arc of Pennsylvania sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Inc ($3.6m), Arrive Ministries ($3.6m) and Kuakini Foundation ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $881k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $418k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 23 employees.