Martha Jefferson House

Analysis

Martha Jefferson House is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, Martha Jefferson House reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $6.2m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Martha Jefferson House sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Advancing Veterans Health Research Inc ($6.2m), Utah Partners for Health ($6.2m) and Columbus Community Hospital Foundation ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $12.0m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 161 employees.