Bucks County Foundation

Analysis

Bucks County Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Doylestown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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, Bucks County Foundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $898k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.5m (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bucks County Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheswold Volunteer Fire Company ($1.5m), The Rowan Center Inc ($1.5m) and Mapleton-Fall Creek Development ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $513k, net assets of $14.8m. It reported 1 employees.