Calvary Womens Services Inc

Analysis

Calvary Womens Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 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 September 2023, Calvary Womens Services Inc reported income of $4.5m and spending of $5.1m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $4.5m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Calvary Womens 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 78th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cross Roads House Inc ($4.4m), Urban Homesteading Assistance U-Hab ($4.5m) and Josephs House and Shelter Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. It paid $26k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 68 employees.