Handy House

Analysis

Handy House is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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, Handy House reported income of $138k and spending of $113k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $100k to $138k (+38%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Handy House sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millennium-Cudahy Inc ($138k), Olympia Foundation ($138k) and Independent Living Horizons Four Inc ($138k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $75k.