Violas House

Analysis

Violas House is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2023, Violas House reported income of $4.8m and spending of $3.8m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $179k to $4.8m (+2570%), an average of +199% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 548%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Violas House sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Inc ($4.8m), Sheboygan County Food Bank Inc ($4.8m) and Trybe Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 116% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 102 employees.