Ephrata Cloister Associates

Analysis

Ephrata Cloister Associates is a registered charity in United States, based in Ephrata, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Ephrata Cloister Associates reported income of $235k and spending of $113k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $146k to $235k (+61%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ephrata Cloister Associates sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hartford Chorale Inc ($235k), Ab Imperio Inc ($235k) and Whitney Players ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $380k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $366k. It reported 7 employees.