Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

Analysis

Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science is a registered charity in United States, based in Mercer, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1951, 75 years ago. 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 June 2023, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science reported income of $500k and spending of $392k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $592k to $500k (-16%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 360%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Housing Development Corporation ($500k), Sacred Heart Village Inc ($500k) and Victory Christian Academy Inc ($500k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $847k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $847k.