Desert Willow Apartments

Analysis

Desert Willow Apartments is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Hughes, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 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 March 2024, Desert Willow Apartments reported income of $113k and spending of $186k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $123k to $113k (-8.0%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 155% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Desert Willow Apartments sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin Foundation of Liberty Square Inc ($113k), Golden Age Apartments Inc ($113k) and Morristown Area Development Corporation ($113k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of -$554k. It reported 1 employees.

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.