Chester Eastside Inc

Analysis

Chester Eastside Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Upland, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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, Chester Eastside Inc reported income of $601k and spending of $687k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $647k to $601k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chester Eastside Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Fairy Godmother Foundation ($601k), Hra Village Incorporated ($601k) and Monongalia County Society for Disabled Children and Adults ($601k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $176k. It paid $8,001 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $275k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $255k. It reported 10 employees.