Pennsylvania Head Start Association

Analysis

Pennsylvania Head Start Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Pennsylvania Head Start Association reported income of $496k and spending of $434k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $658k to $496k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pennsylvania Head Start Association sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saving Mothers ($496k), Global Health Education and Development ($496k) and Hope 139 House Inc ($496k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.1% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $469k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $431k. It reported 4 employees.