Linden House of Gary Inc

Analysis

Linden House of Gary Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Linden House of Gary Inc reported income of $568k and spending of $642k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $527k to $568k (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Linden House of Gary Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housingworks Austin ($568k), Dream Builders Mission ($568k) and Housing Opportunities Made Economical Inc ($567k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $1.8m.

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.