Alliance for Building Communities

Analysis

Alliance for Building Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 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 June 2023, Alliance for Building Communities reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.8m (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Alliance for Building Communities sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outsidersinn ($1.8m), Eastside Home Association ($1.8m) and New Orleans Women & Childrens Shelter Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $635k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 13 employees.