Hughesville Public Library

Analysis

Hughesville Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Hughesville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Hughesville Public Library reported income of $162k and spending of $194k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $302k to $162k (-47%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hughesville Public Library sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Positive Outlook Inc ($162k), Elim Preschool ($162k) and Inez Community Benefit Association ($162k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.