Pettengill House

Analysis

Pettengill House is a registered charity in United States, based in Amesbury, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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 June 2023, Pettengill House reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.3m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pettengill 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 88th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adoption Rhode Island ($3.3m), Serv Foundation Inc ($3.3m) and Care Givers of New Jersey Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $719k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $137k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 18 employees.