Better York
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 232101795
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- York, PA, USA
- Phone
- 7178492331
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $129,410
- Expenses
- $120,183
- Assets
- $134,399
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
People named in this filing
- ANTHONY CAMPISI (EXEC BOARD MEMBER)
- BILL KERNEY (EXEC BOARD MEMBER)
- FRANK COUNTESS (CHAIRMAN)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organization provides support and leadership on issues of importance to economic development and public safety in the city of york by fostering public and private partnerships for community initiatives and works wherever possible through existing organizations.
What it reported doing in 2025
Better york believes that we have a tremendous asset in the architectural infrastructure of york city and particularly its business district that can become an economic driver and quality of life enhancer for all of the businesses in york county if we make it a dynamic and safe urban environment. In 2025, better york continued to focus on investments and advocacy to promote economic revitalization and public safety through the work of downtown inc, and other partners to formulate and implement state-of-the-art measures to improve operations, programming, investment, and public safety.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 57
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.9%; rating input score 77
- Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.9% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $99K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.