Emmaus Calling Inc

Analysis

Emmaus Calling Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakeway, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Emmaus Calling Inc reported income of $12.7m and spending of $13.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.4m to $12.7m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Calling Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weaverland Financial Aid ($12.7m), Terrebonne Arc ($12.7m) and Accesspoint Ri ($12.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $43.8m against liabilities of $52.9m, net assets of -$9.1m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.