Sojourn Landing

Analysis

Sojourn Landing is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Sojourn Landing reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $593k to $1.6m (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 92%. 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, Sojourn Landing sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covenant Hospice Foundation Inc ($1.6m), Hospitality House ($1.6m) and Mekong Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $305k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $573k. At year end it held assets of $726k against liabilities of $304k, net assets of $422k. It reported 28 employees.