Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman

Analysis

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1977, 49 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman reported income of $320k and spending of $344k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $415k to $320k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives ($320k), Harmony Project Phoenix ($320k) and Puerto Rican Festival Inc ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $628k against liabilities of $245k, net assets of $383k. It reported 12 employees.