Brethren Housing Association

Analysis

Brethren Housing Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 years ago. 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, Brethren Housing Association reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+11%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Brethren Housing Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Leadership Foundation ($1.2m), Trinity Health Foundation ($1.2m) and For the Long Term ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $444k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $163k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 13 employees.