Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation

Analysis

Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation reported income of $420k and spending of $480k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $411k to $420k (+2.1%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strategic Education International ($420k), Waterfall Unity Alliance Inc ($420k) and Steamboat Reading Inc ($420k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $582k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $582k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.