Harristown Development Corporation
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What it says it does
PROMOTE, PROVIDE & INCREASE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. EXCEL IN URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. OPERATE AND MANAGE EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY AND ETHICALLY. PARTNER WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. LINK THE DOWNTOWN TO HARRISBURG'S REGIONAL COMMUNITY. ENHANCE IN ALL WAYS POSSIBLE DOWNTOWN'S QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS.
- Income
- $18.4 million
- Spending
- $18.2 million
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $338,635, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $16.5 million spent. THE CORPORATION WAS INCORPORATED AS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMBATING COMMUNITY DETERIORATION; AMELIORATING THE PROBLEMS OF CRIME AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY; AND PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOALS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE CORPORATION PROVIDES PLANNING, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, DIRECT AND INDIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. THE RESULTS OF THE DIRECT EFFORTS INCLUDE A HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER; A RETAIL MALL; COMMERCIAL OFFICES; RESIDENTIAL HOUSING; PARKING GARAGES; A RENOVATED TRANSPORTATION CENTER AND BUS TRANSFER STATION; A SCIENCE CENTER; AND SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING CURBS, SIDEWALKS, STREETLIGHTS AND SUCH AMENITIES AS TREES AND TRAFFIC PULL-OFFS, ALL DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. THE INDIRECT EFFORTS, PRIMARILY REFINANCING AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, HAVE PRODUCED ALMOST TWO HUNDRED HOUSING UNITS AND SEVERAL RENOVATED BUILDINGS CONTAINING STOREFRONTS AND APARTMENTS. THE CORPORATION ACHIEVES ITS OBJECTIVES WITHOUT AWARDING GRANTS OR ALLOCATING FUNDS BEYOND ITS OWN CORPORATE STRUCTURE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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