Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley

Analysis

Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley reported income of $294k and spending of $316k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $213k to $294k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jefferson County Development Corporation ($294k), Life After Release ($294k) and Moravia Park Community Development Corporation ($294k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $177k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $150k. 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.