Family Service of Chester County

Analysis

Family Service of Chester County is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Family Service of Chester County reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $4.0m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Service of Chester County sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sojourners Care Network ($4.0m), Lola & Saul Kramer Senior Services Agency Inc ($4.0m) and Promising Futures Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 60 employees.