Harper Library

Analysis

Harper Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Harper, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Harper Library reported income of $101k and spending of $101k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $101k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Harper Library sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agoura High School Parent-Faculty Club ($101k), West Patent Elementary School Association ($101k) and Kiwanis Club of Lynchburg Foundtn ($101k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $748k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $748k. It reported 2 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.