Believers Bookshelf Inc

Analysis

Believers Bookshelf Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sunbury, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 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 April 2024, Believers Bookshelf Inc reported income of $104k and spending of $119k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income grew from $90k to $104k (+15%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Believers Bookshelf Inc sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Owyhee County Historical Society Inc ($104k), Opera Huntsville ($104k) and Sweet Adelines International ($104k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $317k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $305k.