Building Ohana

Analysis

Building Ohana is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberty Lake, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 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, Building Ohana reported income of $57k and spending of $103k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $57k (-95%), an average of -77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Building Ohana sits at the 13th percentile: it is larger than about 12% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 16th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George M Robinsteen House Inc ($56k), Coggins Square Inc ($57k) and Home Together Community Housing Corp ($56k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (56% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,211. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 2 employees.