Greenville Area Parkinson Society

Analysis

Greenville Area Parkinson Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Greenville Area Parkinson Society reported income of $161k and spending of $194k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $315k to $161k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Greenville Area Parkinson Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avalanche Artillery Users of North America Committee ($161k), Harts Vounteer Fire Department ($161k) and Allamuchy-Green First Aid Squad ($161k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $159k against liabilities of $903, net assets of $159k.

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.