Alliance Francaise de Philadelphia

Analysis

Alliance Francaise de Philadelphia is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1980, 46 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 August 2023, Alliance Francaise de Philadelphia reported income of $580k and spending of $530k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $568k to $580k (+2.1%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alliance Francaise de Philadelphia sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irish Cultural Center Inc of Western New England ($580k), Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Inc ($580k) and Honor Flight Tri-State ($580k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $241k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $819k, net assets of $724k. It reported 31 employees.