Lower Providence Community Center

Analysis

Lower Providence Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Eagleville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 April 2023, Lower Providence Community Center reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.5m (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Lower Providence Community Center sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eureka Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Co Inc ($1.5m), Wexford Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Pine Township ($1.5m) and Albertson H & L & E H Co I Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $997k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $244k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 33 employees.