Gladden Community House

Analysis

Gladden Community House is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1941, 85 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Gladden Community House reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.2m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.8m (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gladden Community House sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daily Living Centers Inc ($2.8m), South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project Inc ($2.8m) and First West Thrift Store ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. It paid $21k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 72 employees.