Respectful Zone Emergency Shelter

Analysis

Respectful Zone Emergency Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 2022, Respectful Zone Emergency Shelter reported income of $63k and spending of $126k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $512k to $63k (-88%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Respectful Zone Emergency Shelter sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Hearts Community Mission Inc ($63k), Mini Joys Inc ($63k) and Lord Wedgwood Charity ($63k).

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 $27k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $13k against liabilities of $375k, net assets of -$362k. It reported 8 employees.