Perry County Literacy Council

Analysis

Perry County Literacy Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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 June 2023, Perry County Literacy Council reported income of $614k and spending of $661k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $344k to $614k (+79%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Perry County Literacy Council sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montessori School of New York-International Inc ($613k), Proprietors Portsmouth Athenaeum ($614k) and North Star Academy Parents Club ($613k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $38k against liabilities of $61k, net assets of -$24k. It reported 16 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.