The Roher Foundation

Analysis

The Roher Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oceanside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 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 2024, The Roher Foundation reported income of $207k and spending of $234k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $121k to $207k (+71%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Roher Foundation sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Murray Meadow Inc ($207k), Tulsa Jewish Retirement Foundation ($207k) and Cass County Housing Corporation ($207k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. At year end it held assets of $503k against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $297k.

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.