Church of the Messiah Housing Corp

Analysis

Church of the Messiah Housing Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Church of the Messiah Housing Corp reported income of $140k and spending of $383k, spending 273% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $231k to $140k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 548%. Over the whole period it spent 208% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Church of the Messiah Housing Corp sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Access II Independence Inc ($140k), Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association ($141k) and Lumbee Nation Tribal Programs Inc ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of -$193k against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$1.4m. It reported 4 employees.