Wissahickon Hospice of Uphs

Analysis

Wissahickon Hospice of Uphs is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Wissahickon Hospice of Uphs reported income of $24.5m and spending of $27.8m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $29.3m to $24.5m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wissahickon Hospice of Uphs sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc ($24.5m), Family Impact Network ($24.5m) and Must Ministries Inc ($24.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 102% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $18.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $13.4m, net assets of -$7.8m. It reported 334 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.