Society of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick for Emigrants Ireland

Analysis

Society of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick for Emigrants Ireland is a registered charity in United States, based in Newtown SQ, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1954, 72 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 December 2023, Society of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick for Emigrants Ireland reported income of $109k and spending of $125k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $224k to $109k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick for Emigrants Ireland sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Thunderbird Charitable Foundation ($109k), International Institute of Northwest Indiana Inc ($109k) and Open Gate Nursery School ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $146k.