Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems

Analysis

Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems is a registered charity in United States, based in Camp Hill, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2024, Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $5.2m to $4.5m (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gentry Academy ($4.5m), Growth Public Schools ($4.5m) and French River Education Center Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 119 employees.