Mama Nyumba

Analysis

Mama Nyumba is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Mama Nyumba reported income of $184k and spending of $254k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $162k to $184k (+13%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mama Nyumba sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Be Finally Free Inc ($183k), Calhoun County Housing Inc ($184k) and Safetynet Inc ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $912k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.