Community Library Association

Analysis

Community Library Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Community Library Association reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.6m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Community Library Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Careerworks Inc ($1.6m), Free Public Library of Highland Park ($1.6m) and Ellison Ballet Foundation Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $686k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $126k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 33 employees.