Sojourner House Moms

Analysis

Sojourner House Moms is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 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, Sojourner House Moms reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.7m (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sojourner House Moms sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good News Partners ($1.7m), Rockland Home for the Aged Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($1.7m) and Lynnfield Initiatives for Elders Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $521k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 7 employees.

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.