Habitat for Humanity International

Analysis

Habitat for Humanity International is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay St Louis, MS. 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 2023, Habitat for Humanity International reported income of $560k and spending of $606k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $482k to $560k (+16%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 International sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stow Elderly Housing Corp ($560k), Sunland Retirement Center Inc ($560k) and Greenline Housing Foundation ($559k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $317k. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $328k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 12 employees.