Joy Center Learning Center

Analysis

Joy Center Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Camp Hill, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 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 2023, Joy Center Learning Center reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Joy Center Learning Center 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 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yard Foundation Inc ($1.4m), Elevate Branson ($1.4m) and Love & Care Ministries ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $822k. At year end it held assets of $529k against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $451k. It reported 40 employees.