Calvary Center for Culture & Community

Analysis

Calvary Center for Culture & Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, Calvary Center for Culture & Community reported income of $256k and spending of $162k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $94k to $256k (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Calvary Center for Culture & Community sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church- Selma Al Legacy Foundation ($256k), Tri-State Education and Technology Foundation ($257k) and Ensemble Ballet Theatre ($256k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $48k. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $132k. It reported 5 employees.