Harpers Ferry Park Association

Analysis

Harpers Ferry Park Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Harpers Ferry, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Harpers Ferry Park Association reported income of $459k and spending of $376k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $373k to $459k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Harpers Ferry Park Association sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Historical Society of Michigan ($459k), Weymouth Youth Hockey Inc ($459k) and James Logan High School Band Boosters Inc ($459k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $716k against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $595k. It reported 14 employees.