Home for the Friendless

Analysis

Home for the Friendless is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1941, 85 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Home for the Friendless reported income of $35.7m and spending of $35.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $34.1m to $35.7m (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Home for the Friendless sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pediatric Specialists of Virginia LLC ($35.7m), Unity House of Troy Incorporated ($35.7m) and Community Reach Center Inc ($35.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.1m. At year end it held assets of $43.6m against liabilities of $14.0m, net assets of $29.6m. It reported 428 employees.