Housing Justice Center

Analysis

Housing Justice Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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, Housing Justice Center reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $96k to $1.5m (+1440%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 537%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Housing Justice Center sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interfaith Community Shelter Group Inc ($1.5m), Family Resource Center of Peekskill Inc ($1.5m) and Haven of Rest Rescue Mission of Bristol Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $608k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 17 employees.