Community Alliance of Tenants

Analysis

Community Alliance of Tenants is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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 June 2023, Community Alliance of Tenants reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.7m (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 83%. 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, Community Alliance of Tenants 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 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies Inc ($2.7m), Sebco Development Inc ($2.7m) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $396k against liabilities of $417k, net assets of -$21k. It reported 31 employees.