Christopher House Inc

Analysis

Christopher House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Worcester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Christopher House Inc reported income of $19.0m and spending of $18.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14.6m to $19.0m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Christopher House Inc 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 MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dentistry Vcu ($19.0m), Head Start of Lane County ($19.0m) and Meridian Healthcare ($19.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.8m. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $9.8m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 291 employees.