Irish Society

Analysis

Irish Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Irish Society reported income of $52k and spending of $20k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $47k to $52k (+13%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 355%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Irish Society sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 19th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shands Auxiliary Inc ($52k), Poetry Heals ($52k) and Tuscarawus Valley Band and Choir Boosters ($52k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $528k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $528k.