Pappus House

Analysis

Pappus House is a registered charity in United States, based in Thomasville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 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, Pappus House reported income of $1.7m and spending of $499k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $353k to $1.7m (+383%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pappus House sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shults-Lewis Child and Family Services Inc ($1.7m), Welfare Reform Liaison Project ($1.7m) and Embrace Services Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $276k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 21 employees.