Friends of Appalachia

Analysis

Friends of Appalachia is a registered charity in United States, based in Trumbull, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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 September 2024, Friends of Appalachia reported income of $83k and spending of $75k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2024, income grew from $54k to $83k (+54%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Friends of Appalachia sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Christian Community Development Corp ($83k), Central Pennsylvania Community Housing ($83k) and St George Management Corp ($83k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $26k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $26k.