William Enston Home

Analysis

William Enston Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1936, 90 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, William Enston Home reported income of $147k and spending of $172k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9,374 to $147k (+1472%), an average of +99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 966%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, William Enston Home sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Genesis Homeless Inc ($147k), MHCPV Housing Inc ($147k) and First Richland Morrow Housing Inc VIII ($147k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,400 (1.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.0m.