Friends of the Creche

Analysis

Friends of the Creche is a registered charity in United States, based in York, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Friends of the Creche reported income of $83k and spending of $53k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $44k to $83k (+88%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of the Creche sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 30th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild ($83k), Bernice and David E Davis Art Foundation ($83k) and Rivers Edge Theatre Company ($83k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $154k.