Elmhurst House Inc

Analysis

Elmhurst House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pawtucket, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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 August 2023, Elmhurst House Inc reported income of $453k and spending of $550k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $423k to $453k (+7.0%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Elmhurst House Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter ($453k), Salem RHF Housing Inc ($453k) and Dekalb Throop Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($452k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of -$1.5m.

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.