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PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization: PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SOCIETY (EIN 46-3159135)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-07-11
IRS object ID: 202441939349200634
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-07-11T17:04:12-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	263838358	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRINKER SIMPSON & COMPANY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 N PROVIDENCE RD BLDG 2 STE 20	AddressLine1Txt
City	MEDIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19063	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	463159135	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6102126908	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	916 CEDAR GROVE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WYNNEWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19096	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARY BROWN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6102126908	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-06-05	SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MARY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BROWN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LINDA A SCAFIRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01061217	PTIN
Phone	6105445900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-06-04	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	PHILADELPHIACLASSICALSOCIETY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$41,041	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$31,930	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$9,111	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue	$41,041	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$7,260	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$3,638	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$21,405	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$32,303	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$8,738	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$88,714	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$97,452	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,452	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,452	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,452	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	THE PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF LATIN AND GREEK IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	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.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$32,303	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$32,303	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
MARY BROWN
PRESIDENT	3.00	$0
MARY JANE KOONS
1ST VICE PRE	2.00	$0
ANDREW FENTON
2ND VICE PRE	3.00	$0
MEGHAN MCKEE
TREASURER	2.00	$0
VALENTINA DENARDIS
WEB MASTER	2.00	$0
JEANNETTE KESHISHIAN
COORDINATOR	3.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARY BROWN	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	916 CEDAR GROVE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WYNNEWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19096	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6102126908	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$67,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,524	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$31,930	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$129,193	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,453	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,111	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,884	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$71,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,041	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$147,077	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$147,077	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$71,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,041	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$147,077	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES LUNCH MEETINGS 65 FALL PROFESSIONAL DAY 1,042 LUNCHEON EXPENSES 18,814 COMPUTER 1,400 FEES 84 TOTAL 21,405
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	THE PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF LATIN AND GREEK IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	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.