Ball Pavilion

Analysis

Ball Pavilion is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Ball Pavilion reported income of $9.5m and spending of $10.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $10.3m to $9.5m (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ball Pavilion 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 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Living Inc ($9.5m), Lutheran Child & Family Services of Indiana ($9.5m) and The River Valley Regional Young Mens Christian Association ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $15.6m, net assets of -$6.0m.

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.