The Family Room

Analysis

The Family Room is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 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 December 2023, The Family Room reported income of $484k and spending of $383k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $351k to $484k (+38%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Family Room sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seton Harvest Inc ($484k), Covenant Place Foundation ($484k) and Return to Hope Inc ($484k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114k. At year end it held assets of $131k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $118k. It reported 6 employees.