William E English Foundation

Analysis

William E English Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, William E English Foundation reported income of $938k and spending of $815k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $951k to $938k (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, William E English Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Salvation Army El Cajon Residences Inc ($938k), West Louisville Housing Corporation ($939k) and Greencroft Middlebury Inc ($938k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $102k. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 3 employees.