Family Services United

Analysis

Family Services United is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Family Services United reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $493k to $2.4m (+388%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Family Services United 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 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mano a Mano International Partners ($2.4m), Volunteers of America Inc ($2.4m) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $358k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $930k. At year end it held assets of $324k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $300k. It reported 23 employees.