Preservation Pennsylvania

Analysis

Preservation Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Preservation Pennsylvania reported income of $124k and spending of $319k, spending 257% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $547k to $124k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Preservation Pennsylvania 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 42nd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Street Playhouse Inc ($124k), Manuscript Research Group ($124k) and Albertus Magnus Institute Inc ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $662k against liabilities of $282k, net assets of $380k. It reported 2 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.