The House of Stephanas

Analysis

The House of Stephanas is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, The House of Stephanas reported income of $670k and spending of $659k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $489k to $670k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The House of Stephanas sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bastion I Institute ($669k), Luke Medical Ministry ($670k) and Crossroads Springs Africa Inc ($669k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $87k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $87k.