Peaceful Living

Analysis

Peaceful Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Harleysville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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 June 2023, Peaceful Living reported income of $10.9m and spending of $11.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $10.9m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Peaceful Living sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pathways Vermont Inc ($10.9m), Bay Community Support Services Inc ($10.9m) and Beneficent Technology Inc ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.0% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 229 employees.