Emmaus House

Analysis

Emmaus House is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnson City, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 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, Emmaus House reported income of $499k and spending of $458k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $309k to $499k (+61%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. 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, Emmaus House sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edgemont Recreation Corporation ($499k), Cherishability ($499k) and Trinity County Food Assistance Program ($498k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $380k against liabilities of $2,642, net assets of $377k. It reported 3 employees.