Plywood People Inc

Analysis

Plywood People Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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 December 2022, Plywood People Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Plywood People Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Services Center of Calhoun County Inc ($1.4m), Holmes-Tuscarawas Mennonite Save- And-Serve Shops Inc ($1.4m) and White Earth Land Recovery Project ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $350k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $599k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 10 employees.