International House

Analysis

International House is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1938, 88 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, International House reported income of $21.0m and spending of $18.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $24.3m to $21.0m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, International House sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luke Commission Inc ($20.9m), Christel House International Inc ($21.1m) and Id Insight Inc ($20.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $108.7m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $104.9m. It reported 84 employees.