Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh

Analysis

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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 2024, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $3.1m to $2.5m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lovejoy Special Needs Center Corporation ($2.5m), Spanish Coalition for Housing ($2.5m) and Lutheran Life Communities Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $236k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $434k. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 17 employees.