Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow

Analysis

Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow is a registered charity in United States, based in Exton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 June 2024, Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rachels Challenge ($1.6m), County North Childrens Center Inc ($1.6m) and Crossroads Community Ministries Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $587k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 15 employees.