Public Library for Union County

Analysis

Public Library for Union County is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Public Library for Union County reported income of $691k and spending of $909k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $615k to $691k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Public Library for Union County 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 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Above All Things Dream Foundation ($691k), Lebanon County Library System ($691k) and St Marks in the Valley Day School Inc ($691k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $343k. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 16 employees.