Philadelphia Scenic Works

Analysis

Philadelphia Scenic Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Media, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 2023, Philadelphia Scenic Works reported income of $556k and spending of $588k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $226k to $556k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 110%. 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 Scenic Works sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carbon Removal Institute ($556k), Friends of Nobska Light Inc ($556k) and Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota ($556k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $293k. At year end it held assets of $119k against liabilities of $138k, net assets of -$19k. It reported 34 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.