Pennsylvania Resources Council

Analysis

Pennsylvania Resources Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Pennsylvania Resources Council reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pennsylvania Resources Council sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Education Foundation ($1.7m), Clean Fuels Ohio ($1.7m) and Bay Area Recycling for Charities ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $527k. At year end it held assets of $646k against liabilities of $182k, net assets of $464k. It reported 20 employees.