Berks Coalition to End Homelessness

Analysis

Berks Coalition to End Homelessness is a registered charity in United States, based in Reading, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Berks Coalition to End Homelessness reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.5m (+227%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Berks Coalition to End Homelessness sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medina County Agricultural Society ($3.5m), Hummingbird Child & Adult Nutrition ($3.5m) and Equity and Transformation ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $816k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $2,450, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 28 employees.