The Chapman House

Analysis

The Chapman House is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1941, 85 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Chapman House reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.7m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Chapman House sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spartan Kid Care Inc ($1.7m), Quilts of Valor Foundation ($1.7m) and Upshur County Senior Citizens Opportunity Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $940k. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 116 employees.