Junior League of Philadelphia Inc

Analysis

Junior League of Philadelphia Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ardmore, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1934, 92 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Junior League of Philadelphia Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income grew from $883k to $1.0m (+18%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Junior League of Philadelphia Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humanmade ($1.0m), Invest PGH Inc ($1.0m) and Community Vision International ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $344k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $765k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 12 employees.