Philadelphia Citizen

Analysis

Philadelphia Citizen is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2024, Philadelphia Citizen reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $524k to $1.2m (+132%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Philadelphia Citizen sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clubbed Thumb Inc ($1.2m), McLean County Historical Society ($1.2m) and Artequity Community ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $245k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $161k. At year end it held assets of $386k against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $213k. It reported 4 employees.