Homeless Advocacy Project

Analysis

Homeless Advocacy Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Homeless Advocacy Project reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $2.1m (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Homeless Advocacy Project sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Common Power Future ($2.1m), Goodwill Industries Big Bend Services Inc ($2.1m) and International Bridges to Justice ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 22 employees.