Lower Providence Community Library
Analysis
Lower Providence Community Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Eagleville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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, Lower Providence Community Library reported income of $809k and spending of $804k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $760k to $809k (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lower Providence Community Library sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship Day School for the Sciences and the Arts ($808k), Jewish Middle School of Nashville ($809k) and Divinum Auxilium Academy ($808k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $365k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 23 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 94%
- Program services 1.8%
- Other 4.5%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship Day School for the Sciences and the Arts | Charlotte | $808k |
| Jewish Middle School of Nashville | Nashville | $809k |
| Divinum Auxilium Academy | Front Royal | $808k |
| Au Clair de Lune Inc | San Diego | $809k |