Carlisle Cares

Analysis

Carlisle Cares is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlisle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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 December 2023, Carlisle Cares reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $642k to $1.5m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Carlisle Cares sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrison Bryant Kearney Blvd Plaza Inc ($1.5m), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.5m) and Westcliffe Housing Foundation Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $550k. It paid $26k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $734k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 39 employees.