Penny Buck Junction Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850554513
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA
Phone
2158150113
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Thrift Shops

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$140,362
Expenses
$162,996
Assets
$10,224
Liabilities
$52,380

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBORAH ARNONE (PRESIDENT)
  • GIANNA LEONE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DEBORAH ARNONE (PRESIDENT)
  • GIANNA LEONE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARIE GRIMALDI (SECRETARY)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Through the sales of the thrift store, to financially assist those in recovery from substance use disorders with aftercare treatment, sober living, permanent residency and provide clothing and furnishings.

What it reported doing in 2024

The objective is to financially assist as many people in recovery from substance use disorders, as the budget allows, with temporary sober living rent and also assist in monthly rent expenses for permanent housing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21.9%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 19

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 5.12; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 31.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 21.9% of revenue deployed · 18.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.