Jah-Jireh Homes of America

Analysis

Jah-Jireh Homes of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Jah-Jireh Homes of America reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Jah-Jireh Homes of America sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Elizabeth Manor Inc ($2.7m), Foundation for Affordable Housing V Inc ($2.7m) and Rose Haven CIC ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.8% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 86 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.