Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz

Analysis

Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 years ago. 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 December 2023, Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz reported income of $155k and spending of $196k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $212k to $155k (-27%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thetford Library Federation Inc ($155k), Copley Hospital Auxiliary Inc ($155k) and Sherman Historical Society Inc ($155k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $77k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $60k. It reported 2 employees.