Intercourse Library Inc

Analysis

Intercourse Library Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Intercourse, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 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 (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, Intercourse Library Inc reported income of $259k and spending of $334k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $259k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Intercourse Library Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Latin Community Services Inc ($259k), Aerial Dance Chicago ($259k) and Martin County Historical Society ($259k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 7.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $131k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 19 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.