Petaluma Holy Ghost Society

Analysis

Petaluma Holy Ghost Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 September 2023, Petaluma Holy Ghost Society reported income of $113k and spending of $90k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $122k to $113k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 311%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Petaluma Holy Ghost Society sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kim Maas Ministries Inc ($113k), Yolanys Hope Inc ($113k) and Reachout Jewish Educationalservices Inc ($113k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $625k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $625k.