Habitat for Humanity International

Analysis

Habitat for Humanity International is a registered charity in United States, based in Hartfield, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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 December 2023, Habitat for Humanity International reported income of $107k and spending of $28k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $101k to $107k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Habitat for Humanity International sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvest House Inc ($107k), Childrens Aid Society ($107k) and Whites Livery Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($107k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.5m.