Howell House

Analysis

Howell House is a registered charity in United States, based in Augusta, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Howell House reported income of $202k and spending of $188k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $202k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Howell House sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duncaster Residents Association ($202k), Site K Inc ($202k) and Three Rivers United Temporary Housing Inc ($202k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.1% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $748k against liabilities of $266k, net assets of $482k. It reported 7 employees.