Housing Action Council Inc

Analysis

Housing Action Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tarrytown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 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 December 2023, Housing Action Council Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.1m to $2.3m (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Housing Action Council Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Will County Habitat for Humanity Inc ($2.3m), River of Refuge ($2.3m) and Caleb Village Heights Foundation Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $45.3m against liabilities of $14.5m, net assets of $30.8m. It reported 3 employees.