Emma Norton Services

Analysis

Emma Norton Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1968, 58 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 December 2023, Emma Norton Services reported income of $4.4m and spending of $3.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $4.4m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Emma Norton Services sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Citizens Housing Development Corporation of Chicago ($4.4m), Affordable Housing Foundation of Greater Delaware ($4.4m) and Echelon Housing Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 41 employees.