Pennsylvania Humanities Council

Analysis

Pennsylvania Humanities Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 October 2023, Pennsylvania Humanities Council reported income of $5.4m and spending of $3.6m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $5.4m (+207%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pennsylvania Humanities Council 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 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Inquiry Inc ($5.4m), Plains Art Museum ($5.5m) and Museum of Glass ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $830k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 14 employees.