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The Pennsylvania German Society

EIN 23-1675745 • 501(c)3 • Marion, PA

Profile

Promotes german heritage with annual publication

PO Box AMarion, PA 17235

www.pgs.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

69th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

96%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-49%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$13,184

Up $6,453 (+96%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$13,184

Up $6,453 (+96%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin69th percentile

Revenue

Down

$47,338

Down $44,701 (-49%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$40,417

Down $43,316 (-52%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$6,921

Down $1,385 (-17%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $198,612Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $177,794Net Assets 2012: $177,7942012Assets 2013: $159,164Net Assets 2013: $159,1642013Assets 2014: $149,059Net Assets 2014: $149,0592014Assets 2015: $137,186Net Assets 2015: $137,1862015Assets 2016: $94,263Net Assets 2016: $94,2632016Assets 2017: $72,597Net Assets 2017: $72,5972017Assets 2018: $2,929Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $8,663Net Assets 2019: $8,6632019Assets 2020: $4,962Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $4,446Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $1,349Net Assets 2022: $1,3492022Assets 2023: $2,503Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $6,731Net Assets 2024: $6,7312024Assets 2025: $13,184Net Assets 2025: $13,1842025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$13,184
Liabilities-
Net Assets$13,184
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth19th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $85,738Expenses 2011: $77,158Net Income 2011: $8,5802011Revenue 2012: $69,776Expenses 2012: $90,594Net Income 2012: -$20,8182012Revenue 2013: $67,431Expenses 2013: $86,061Net Income 2013: -$18,6302013Revenue 2014: $69,117Expenses 2014: $79,222Net Income 2014: -$10,1052014Revenue 2015: $69,225Expenses 2015: $81,098Net Income 2015: -$11,8732015Revenue 2016: $79,699Expenses 2016: $122,622Net Income 2016: -$42,9232016Revenue 2017: $68,241Expenses 2017: $89,907Net Income 2017: -$21,6662017Revenue 2018: $84,397Expenses 2018: $154,065Net Income 2018: -$69,6682018Revenue 2019: $62,284Expenses 2019: $56,550Net Income 2019: $5,7342019Revenue 2020: $59,344Expenses 2020: $63,045Net Income 2020: -$3,7012020Revenue 2021: $55,954Expenses 2021: $56,470Net Income 2021: -$5162021Revenue 2022: $56,961Expenses 2022: $60,058Net Income 2022: -$3,0972022Revenue 2023: $155,019Expenses 2023: $68,413Net Income 2023: $86,6062023Revenue 2024: $92,039Expenses 2024: $83,733Net Income 2024: $8,3062024Revenue 2025: $47,338Expenses 2025: $40,417Net Income 2025: $6,9212025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$47,338
Expenses$40,417
Net Income$6,921
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,184
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$13,184
Revenue
$47,338
Expenses
$40,417
Net income
$6,921
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.13$0.47$0.40$0.07
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.07$0.92$0.84$0.08
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$1.55$0.68$0.87
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.01$0.01$0.57$0.60$0.03
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.56$0.56$0.01
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.59$0.63$0.04
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.09$0.62$0.57$0.06
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.84$1.54$0.70
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.73$0.68$0.90$0.22
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.94$0.80$1.23$0.43
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.37$1.37$0.69$0.81$0.12
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$1.49$0.69$0.79$0.10
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.59$1.59$0.67$0.86$0.19
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.78$1.78$0.70$0.91$0.21
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.99$0.00$0.86$0.77$0.09
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 4, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$47,338
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Promotes german heritage with annual publication

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROMOTES GERMAN HERITAGE WITH ANNUAL PUBLICATION-$38,383
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
THOMAS J GERHARTPres/ChairmaPT$0--
RANDY GARTNERVice Preside-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Pennsylvania German Society
EIN
23-1675745
Phone
7175977940
Address
PO BOX A, MARION, PA 17235

Signing Officer

Name
Thomas J Gerhart
Title
Pres/chairman/editor
Phone
7175977940
Signed
2026-02-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Schultheiss & Associates
Address
720 NORLAND AVENUE, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201
Preparer
Michael L Hargleroad
Phone
7172672100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

“Memorial 575 postage & handling 98 royalties 45 sales tax 16 building fund 10 total 744”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses supplies 5,458 insurance 2,034 credit card fee 2,224 web site 836 post box 180 total 10,732”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Loans 20,121 loan payback -20,589”

Raw XML Appendix135 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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IRS990EZ/ScheduleBNotRequiredInd0X
IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd0false
IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd0false
IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd0false
IRS990EZ/TotalExpensesAmt040417
IRS990EZ/TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt038383
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IRS990EZ/TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd0false
IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd0X
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