Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh

Analysis

Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Monroeville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1952, 74 years ago. 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 June 2024, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh reported income of $381k and spending of $345k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $443k to $381k (-14%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 2206%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bible Visuals International Inc ($381k), Learn Tampa Bay Inc ($381k) and Farley L Berman Foundation Inc ($381k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10.0m.