Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Inc

Analysis

Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2024, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $4.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.3m to $3.7m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Inc 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 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dream Center of Pickens County ($3.7m), Cass County Council on Aging Inc ($3.7m) and Congressional Hunger Center ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $156k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 45 employees.