Beyond Shelter Inc

Analysis

Beyond Shelter Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Beyond Shelter Inc reported income of $7.7m and spending of $3.9m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $7.7m (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Beyond Shelter Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Alliance to End Homelessness Incorporated ($7.7m), Magnolia Manor of St Simons Inc ($7.7m) and Social Justice Learning Institute Inc ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $319k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $56.4m against liabilities of $25.2m, net assets of $31.2m. It reported 16 employees.