Liabilities / Assets
71st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 71% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 22-2567200 • 501(c)3 • Tower City, PA
Profile
Provide educational and recreational reading materials, reference materials, and non-reading materials to all ages in the tower city and surrounding area.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
71st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
22nd percentile
Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
88th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 47.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
43rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
58th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$29,094
Down $4,007 (-12%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$791
Up $416 (+111%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$28,303
Down $4,423 (-14%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$19,739
Up $3,356 (+20%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$24,162
Up $7,709 (+47%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$4,423
Down $4,353 (-6219%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Provide educational and recreational reading materials, reference materials, and non-reading materials to all ages in the tower city and surrounding area.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL READING MATERIALS, REFERENCE MATERIALS, AND NON-READING MATERIALS TO ALL AGES IN THE TOWER CITY AND SURROUNDING AREA. | - | $22,368 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA CORTES | Director | PT | $9,391 | - | $9,391 |
| DEBRA WALKER | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRISTINE REINER | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARYELLEN OXENRIDER | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| BONNIE MINNICH | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| THOMAS E HOUTZ | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| WILLIAM SCHAEFFER | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| GAIL MINNICH | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
“BOOK SALES $368”
“Insurance $929”
“BOOKS $5099”
“TELEPHONE $998”
“UTILITIES $787”
“ACCESS PA $250”
“MISCELLANEOUS $214”
“SUPPLIES $98”
“ACCRUED & WITHHELD PAYROLL TAXES - Beginning $375 ACCRUED & WITHHELD PAYROLL TAXES - Ending $791”
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