Western Allegheny Community Library

Analysis

Western Allegheny Community Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. 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 December 2023, Western Allegheny Community Library reported income of $859k and spending of $657k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $689k to $859k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Allegheny Community Library sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherished Impressions Child Placing Agency ($859k), Korean American Community Services Inc ($860k) and Middlesex County Foundation Inc ($859k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $369k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $269k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 20 employees.