Northern Columbia Community and Cultural Center

Analysis

Northern Columbia Community and Cultural Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Benton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Northern Columbia Community and Cultural Center reported income of $283k and spending of $399k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $160k to $283k (+77%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Northern Columbia Community and Cultural Center sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cove Communities Youth Soccer Association ($283k), Nccacricket Inc ($283k) and Hanover Hockey Association Inc ($283k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $357k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 32 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.