Upper Room Housing Corporation

Analysis

Upper Room Housing Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1984, 42 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, Upper Room Housing Corporation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.7m (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Upper Room Housing Corporation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tri-State Christian School Association ($1.7m), Ronald Knox Montessori School ($1.7m) and Ballet Hawaii ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $6.4m, net assets of -$3.5m. It reported 5 employees.