Yellowstone Womens First Step House Inc

Analysis

Yellowstone Womens First Step House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, Yellowstone Womens First Step House Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.4m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Yellowstone Womens First Step House Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Nevada Community Housing Resorce Board ($2.4m), Movement 5280 ($2.4m) and Center for Innovation Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $336k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $645k against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $249k. It reported 20 employees.

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.