Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago

Analysis

Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1992, 34 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, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.8m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $718k to $2.2m (+207%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montrose County Housing Authority ($2.2m), Lifestream Complete Senior Living at Northeast Phoenix Inc ($2.2m) and Jefferson Center Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (5.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $180k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 9 employees.