Philadelphia Classical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463159135
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Wynnewood, PA, USA
Phone
6102126908
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Humanities Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$161,515
Expenses
$21,722
Assets
$237,245

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY BROWN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARY BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY JANE KOONS (1ST VICE PRE)
  • ANDREW FENTON (2ND VICE PRE)

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

The philadelphia classical society was founded in 1924 to promote the teaching of latin and greek in the philadelphia area.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. Latin week contests, february: contests for grades 3 -12; approximately 30 schools, approximately 800 student-entries 2. Annual awards luncheon at drexelbrook catering, april: approximately 400 attendees, grades 3-12 plus teachers and families 3. Fall professional day at villanova university, november saturday prior to thanksgiving: approximately 35-40 attendees 4. Saturnalia festival party at saint joseph's university, mid-december: approximately 30-40 attendees, high school and college students, teachers and professors 5. Awarding small grants (under 1,000) on a rolling basis since 2021.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.4%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 86.6%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.92; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 79.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 52.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 13/100.