A Sense of Home

Analysis

A Sense of Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Hawthorne, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, A Sense of Home reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.8m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Sense of Home sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Support Innovations Inc ($2.8m), Safehouse Denver Inc ($2.8m) and Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Education Program Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $396k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $459k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $2,811, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 12 employees.