York County Library System

Analysis

York County Library System is a registered charity in United States, based in York, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 years ago. 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, York County Library System reported income of $8.3m and spending of $9.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $13.1m to $8.3m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, York County Library System sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Door of Hope ($8.3m), MMC Corporation ($8.3m) and Kaleidoscope Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $7.4m, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 200 employees.