Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies

Analysis

Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies is a registered charity in United States, based in St Marys, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.6m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 46% 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 the Northern Alleghenies sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boris Henson Foundation Inc ($2.6m), St Lukes Cornwall Health System Foundation Inc ($2.6m) and New England Anime Society Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $20.7m against liabilities of $530k, net assets of $20.2m. It reported 8 employees.