Platte Valley Literacy Association

Analysis

Platte Valley Literacy Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 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, Platte Valley Literacy Association reported income of $178k and spending of $73k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $178k (+160%), an average of +160% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Platte Valley Literacy Association sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Talbot County Free Library Foundation Inc ($178k), Foundation for San Luis Obispo County Public Libraries ($178k) and Dufur School District Scholarship Fund ($178k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $2,588, net assets of $152k.