Sojourn Shelter & Services Inc

Analysis

Sojourn Shelter & Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1977, 49 years ago. 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 June 2023, Sojourn Shelter & Services Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.9m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sojourn Shelter & Services Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercederian Missionaries of Berriz ($3.9m), National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City Metro ($3.9m) and Center for Transformative Action ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $351k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 34 employees.