Friendship Community

Analysis

Friendship Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Lititz, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 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, Friendship Community reported income of $15.9m and spending of $16.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $16.2m to $15.9m (-1.8%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friendship Community sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uplift Northwest ($15.9m), Depaul Services Inc ($15.9m) and Williamson Burnet County Opportunities Inc ($15.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $275k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 403 employees.