Shelter House Inc

Analysis

Shelter House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 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 June 2023, Shelter House Inc reported income of $15.2m and spending of $15.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.2m to $15.2m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Shelter House Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cendevco II Redevelopment Fund Inc ($15.2m), Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership Inc ($15.2m) and George Gervin Youth Center Inc ($15.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 266 employees.