Through These Doors

Analysis

Through These Doors is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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 September 2023, Through These Doors reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.2m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Through These Doors sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunshine Social Services Inc ($3.2m), California Agricultural Leadership Foundation ($3.2m) and Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $805k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 49 employees.