Johnstown Area Heritage Association

Analysis

Johnstown Area Heritage Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, Johnstown Area Heritage Association reported income of $864k and spending of $1.7m, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $644k to $864k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Johnstown Area Heritage Association sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkshire Pulse Inc ($864k), Slamdance Group ($865k) and Stories Matter Foundation ($864k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $326k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 36 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.