John R Kauffman Jr Public Library

Analysis

John R Kauffman Jr Public Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Sunbury, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1970, 56 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 2021, John R Kauffman Jr Public Library reported income of $404k and spending of $442k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $369k to $404k (+9.6%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, John R Kauffman Jr Public Library sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego County Inc ($404k), Imperial County Historical Society ($404k) and Maven Leadership Collective ($404k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $4,085, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 9 employees.

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.