Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Analysis

Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1953, 73 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Pennsylvania School for the Deaf reported income of $19.8m and spending of $18.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $18.8m to $19.8m (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pennsylvania School for the Deaf sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Plains Food Bank ($19.8m), Government Finance Officers Assn of the United States & Canada ($19.8m) and American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation ($19.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.5% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $487k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.4m. At year end it held assets of $49.5m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $47.0m. It reported 216 employees.