Urban Habitat Program

Analysis

Urban Habitat Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Urban Habitat Program reported income of $3.2m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.2m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Urban Habitat Program sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochelle Center ($3.2m), Audio Engineering Society Inc ($3.2m) and The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $322k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $653k. It paid $4,185 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $259k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 12 employees.