Refuge House Inc

Analysis

Refuge House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Refuge House Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.3m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refuge House Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adoption S T a R Inc ($2.3m), Childrens Center ($2.3m) and Community Resource Network ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $320k. At year end it held assets of $311k against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $216k. It reported 13 employees.