Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation

Analysis

Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Harleysville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 June 2023, Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.7m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Techfreedom ($1.7m), Native American Community Development Institute ($1.7m) and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $502k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 8 employees.