Hillside School

Analysis

Hillside School is a registered charity in United States, based in Macungie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Hillside School reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.5m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $2.2m to $2.2m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hillside School sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Occupational Therapy Foundation Inc ($2.2m), Community Advocates for Family & Youth ($2.2m) and Williston Council for the Aging Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 30 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.