Westside Health Authority

Analysis

Westside Health Authority is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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 2023, Westside Health Authority reported income of $11.2m and spending of $7.9m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $11.2m (+134%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Westside Health Authority sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami Inc ($11.2m), Bridgewater Village Inc ($11.2m) and Coburg Village Inc ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.6m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 30 employees.