Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Inc

Analysis

Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 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 2024, Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.9m to $3.2m (+12%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Napa Valley Support Services ($3.2m), Geauga County Agricultural Society ($3.2m) and Bridgeyear ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $298k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 72 employees.