Southern Lehigh Public Library Assn

Analysis

Southern Lehigh Public Library Assn is a registered charity in United States, based in Center Valley, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, Southern Lehigh Public Library Assn reported income of $498k and spending of $570k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $463k to $498k (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern Lehigh Public Library Assn sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amani Women Center Inc ($498k), Edmeston Free Library ($498k) and Hidaya Academy of Champaign-Urbana ($498k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $244k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $4,721, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 14 employees.