St Johns Commons Inc

Analysis

St Johns Commons Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hvre de Grace, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 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 August 2024, St Johns Commons Inc reported income of $429k and spending of $541k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income grew from $357k to $429k (+20%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, St Johns Commons Inc sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahepa 310-Ix Inc ($429k), Bethlehem Homes Inc ($429k) and 1347 Morris Ave Corporation ($429k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $5.8m, net assets of -$1.1m. It reported 6 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.