Ellen Kennedy Living Center

Analysis

Ellen Kennedy Living Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Dyersville, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 June 2024, Ellen Kennedy Living Center reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.6m to $2.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ellen Kennedy Living Center 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 88th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut Inc ($2.3m), Walden Oaks Apartments Preservation NFP ($2.3m) and Walmsley Housing Corporation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $4.4m, net assets of $237k.