Ecumenical Community

Analysis

Ecumenical Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Hershey, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 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 December 2023, Ecumenical Community reported income of $11.6m and spending of $11.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.1m to $11.6m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ecumenical Community 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 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miriam Foundation ($11.6m), Manchester Academic Charter School ($11.6m) and Christian Academy of Indiana Inc ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $36k. It reported 313 employees.