Fairlawn

Analysis

Fairlawn is a registered charity in United States, based in Archbold, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 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, Fairlawn reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.2m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Fairlawn sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Hope International Inc ($2.2m), Price Hill Will ($2.2m) and Overmont Corp ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $16.5m, net assets of -$1.7m.