Garrison House

Analysis

Garrison House is a registered charity in United States, based in Corona, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 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, Garrison House reported income of $58k and spending of $172k, spending 298% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $77k to $58k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 224% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Garrison House sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International J I Case Heritage Foundation Inc ($58k), Speak Up for Children in the Tenth Judicial Circuit Inc ($58k) and The Welcome Project Inc ($58k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $14k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $378k against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of -$694k.

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.