Welcome America Inc

Analysis

Welcome America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 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, Welcome America Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.4m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Welcome America Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts ($4.4m), Historic Philadelphia Inc ($4.4m) and Jamestown Yorktown Foundation Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $368k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $411k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of -$476k. It reported 9 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.