Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton Inc

Analysis

Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton Inc reported income of $8.9m and spending of $7.4m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $11.6m to $8.9m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton Inc 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 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Hope Services Inc ($8.9m), Raleigh County Community Action Association Inc ($8.9m) and Envision Creative Support for Peopl E with Developmental Disabilities ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $335k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $7.8m, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 126 employees.