Power Packs Project

Analysis

Power Packs Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (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 2023, Power Packs Project reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.2m (-1.3%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Power Packs Project sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carerite T F C Inc ($1.2m), El Refugio Inc ($1.2m) and West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $209k. At year end it held assets of $297k against liabilities of $5,196, net assets of $292k. It reported 8 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.