Columbia Public Library Association

Analysis

Columbia Public Library Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1959, 67 years ago. 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, Columbia Public Library Association reported income of $163k and spending of $300k, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $503k to $163k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Columbia Public Library Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buffalo Area Engineering Awareness for Minorities Inc C/O Suny Ab ($163k), United States Power Squadrons ($163k) and Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 10 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.