Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank

Analysis

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank is a registered charity in United States, based in Hummelstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2024, Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank reported income of $18.7m and spending of $17.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $16.5m to $18.7m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Community and Family Resources ($18.7m), St Bernard Community Hospital Corporation ($18.7m) and Lakeland Mental Health Center Incorporated ($18.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $503k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $20.9m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $17.3m. It reported 120 employees.