Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

Analysis

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity reported income of $17.9m and spending of $16.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.5m to $17.9m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equality Community Housing Corporation ($17.9m), Carrfour Supportive Housing Inc ($18.0m) and Settlement Housing Fund Inc ($17.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $254k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $28.6m against liabilities of $5.5m, net assets of $23.1m. It reported 110 employees.