Friends Center Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FRIENDS CENTER CORPORATION SEEKS TO BE A PLACE THAT NURTURES AWARENESS OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD, ENLIVENS WORK FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, AND INVITES THE HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE BELIEFS AND TESTIMONIES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, FRIENDS CENTER PROMOTES PEACE, SOCIAL EQUALITY, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH, AND WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE INSTITUTIONS OF SOCIETY TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND JUSTICE IN PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THROUGH ITS STEWARDSHIP OF AND OUTREACH FROM THE FRIENDS CENTER CAMPUS.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- -26.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $259,940, board member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 39 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 255 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (2)
- $913,787 spent. TENANT SERVICES In addition to providing physical space, Friends Center staff provides services to tenants to support their work such as receptionist services, handling mail and packages, scheduling and preparing meeting spaces, and other services. Friends Center also is alert for opportunities to use the property as a practical witness for peace, equality, and stewardship of the earth including providing meeting space to community groups, tours and consultation regarding green building, and opportunities to learn about Quaker commitments to peace and justice.
- $770,701 spent. STEWARDSHIP OF PROPERTY The Center is formed as a supporting organization to manage and maintain the property so as to provide a collaborative, comfortable, and efficient environment for those that work, worship, and witness within. Friends Center supports and promotes the missions of the equity partners of Friends Center: the American Friends Service Committee, Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, and welcomes additional organizations whose missions complement or advance the missions of the partners. At Friends Center, the work of each organization is enhanced by working together in a place of communal support.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 June 2025.
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 August 1974.
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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