Luzerne County Head Start Inc

Analysis

Luzerne County Head Start Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilkes Barre, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, Luzerne County Head Start Inc reported income of $18.1m and spending of $18.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.2m to $18.1m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Luzerne County Head Start Inc 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 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include STEM Preparatory Academy ($18.1m), The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy Inc ($18.1m) and Heritage Academy Inc ($18.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 217 employees.