Elmhurst the House of Friendship Inc

Analysis

Elmhurst the House of Friendship Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheeling, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1941, 85 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2023, Elmhurst the House of Friendship Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $2.3m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.6m (-7.3%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elmhurst the House of Friendship Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Contemporary Services Inc ($1.6m), New Mexico Land Conservancy ($1.6m) and Hole Food Rescue Corp ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.5% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $971k. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 40 employees.