Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

Analysis

Hospice of Central Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 December 2023, Hospice of Central Pennsylvania reported income of $16.0m and spending of $19.3m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.0m to $16.0m (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hospice of Central Pennsylvania 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 Independent Order of Odd Fellows ($16.0m), Presbyterian Manor Inc ($16.0m) and Michael Dunn Center ($16.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $421k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.3m. At year end it held assets of $18.7m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $14.9m. It reported 164 employees.