The Brownson House Inc

Analysis

The Brownson House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Brownson House Inc reported income of $936k and spending of $508k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $537k to $936k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Brownson House Inc 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 Families Network of Western Connecticut Inc ($936k), Center of Christian Service ($936k) and Indiana County Child Day Care Program Inc ($936k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $153, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 30 employees.