Ralston Mercy Douglas House

Analysis

Ralston Mercy Douglas House is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Ralston Mercy Douglas House reported income of $933k and spending of $1.1m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $787k to $933k (+19%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ralston Mercy Douglas House sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peanut Foundation Inc ($933k), Nosh Delivers Inc ($933k) and South Whidbey Childrens Center ($933k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.8% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $151k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 10 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.