Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown

Analysis

Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2024, Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown reported income of $30.5m and spending of $20.4m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $12.0m to $30.5m (+155%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Communitygiving ($30.3m), The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham ($30.6m) and Triangle Community Foundation ($30.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $255k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $500k. At year end it held assets of $138.5m against liabilities of $14.0m, net assets of $124.5m. It reported 42 employees.