Mary House Inc

Analysis

Mary House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 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 December 2023, Mary House Inc reported income of $818k and spending of $601k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $818k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mary House Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creek Nation Foundation Inc ($818k), The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc ($818k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($818k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $5.0m.