My Refuge House

Analysis

My Refuge House is a registered charity in United States, based in San Marino, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, My Refuge House reported income of $451k and spending of $507k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $433k to $451k (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, My Refuge House sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Covenant World Missions ($451k), Womens Institute for Secondary Education and Research-Wiser-Intl ($451k) and Love to Langa ($451k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $349k against liabilities of $1, net assets of $349k.