Monell Chemical Senses Center

Analysis

Monell Chemical Senses Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Monell Chemical Senses Center reported income of $18.8m and spending of $18.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $13.8m to $18.8m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Monell Chemical Senses Center sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centerlight Healthcare Diagnostic and Treament Center ($18.7m), Jackson Medical Mall Foundation ($18.8m) and Caring Community Health Center ($18.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $514k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $41.7m against liabilities of $5.5m, net assets of $36.2m. It reported 158 employees.