Sawyer Memorial Housing Inc

Analysis

Sawyer Memorial Housing Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in El Dorado, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Sawyer Memorial Housing Inc reported income of $243k and spending of $278k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $228k to $243k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sawyer Memorial Housing Inc sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanctuary Village ($243k), Phelps Foundation ($243k) and Home Trust of Skagit ($243k).

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 $24k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $986k. It reported 2 employees.

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.