Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc

Analysis

Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethlehem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 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 June 2023, Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc reported income of $9.6m and spending of $9.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $9.6m (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 47%. 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, Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope and Home ($9.6m), Westminster-Canterbury Foundation ($9.6m) and Access California Services ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.9m. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 337 employees.