Christ House

Analysis

Christ House is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Christ House reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $4.4m (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christ House 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 Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc ($4.4m), Devon Oaks Assisted Living Corporation ($4.4m) and Affordable Housing Foundation of Greater Delaware ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $220k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 52 employees.