Girard Lutheran Housing Corporation

Analysis

Girard Lutheran Housing Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 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 June 2023, Girard Lutheran Housing Corporation reported income of $315k and spending of $406k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $264k to $315k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Girard Lutheran Housing Corporation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fowler Christian Apartments III Inc ($315k), Faith Family and Determination ($315k) and Culver City Rotary Plaza Inc ($315k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $448k, net assets of $2.3m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.