Manna on Main Street

Analysis

Manna on Main Street is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 years ago. 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 September 2022, Manna on Main Street reported income of $10.3m and spending of $9.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income grew from $2.6m to $10.3m (+290%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Manna on Main Street sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alternative Supports Inc ($10.3m), TLC Transitional Living Communities ($10.3m) and American Christian Education Association Inc ($10.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $760k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 44 employees.