James L Maher Center

Analysis

James L Maher Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Middletown, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1974, 52 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, James L Maher Center reported income of $13.6m and spending of $13.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.7m to $13.6m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, James L Maher Center sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Development Commission ($13.6m), Mur-Ci Homes Inc ($13.6m) and Wings Special Needs Adult Community ($13.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.7% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.1m. It paid $42k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 362 employees.