Pine Mountain Settlement School

Analysis

Pine Mountain Settlement School is a registered charity in United States, based in Bledsoe, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2026. 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, Pine Mountain Settlement School reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pine Mountain Settlement School sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Associated Colleges of the Midwest Inc ($1.7m), Butler Fair and Agricultural Organization ($1.7m) and Midvalley Recovery Facilities Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $364k. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $10.1m. It reported 13 employees.