West Chester Area Senior Center

Analysis

West Chester Area Senior Center is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 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, West Chester Area Senior Center reported income of $807k and spending of $945k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $706k to $807k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 44%. 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, West Chester Area Senior Center sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart Change Ministries Inc ($807k), Centro Esperanza Inc ($807k) and Haven Youth and Family Services ($807k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $853k, net assets of $922k. It reported 7 employees.