Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Pennsylvania

Analysis

Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Douglassville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Pennsylvania reported income of $236k and spending of $104k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $117k to $236k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Pennsylvania sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fremont Chinese School ($236k), Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands Inc ($236k) and Vienna Arts Society Inc ($236k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,380 (1.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $7,888, net assets of $2.4m.