Bethany Community Ministries

Analysis

Bethany Community Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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, Bethany Community Ministries reported income of $320k and spending of $469k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $249k to $320k (+29%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethany Community Ministries sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Piedmont Environmental Alliance Inc ($320k), United with Love of Huntington County Inc ($320k) and Harrison Youth Council Inc ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $271k. At year end it held assets of $32k against liabilities of $231, net assets of $32k. It reported 34 employees.