Webster House

Analysis

Webster House is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1942, 84 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, Webster House reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.1m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Webster House 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 91st percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Order United American Mechanics Childrens Home Inc ($3.1m), Pueblo Cooperative Care Center ($3.1m) and Piedmont Senior Resources Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $381k, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 53 employees.