Kellyn Foundation

Analysis

Kellyn Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tatamy, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Kellyn Foundation reported income of $730k and spending of $843k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $294k to $730k (+149%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kellyn Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkeley Youth Living with Disabilites ($730k), California Youth Services ($731k) and New Hope Community Life Ministry ($730k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $289k. At year end it held assets of $288k against liabilities of $129k, net assets of $158k. It reported 17 employees.

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.