Pelican House Inc

Analysis

Pelican House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 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 September 2023, Pelican House Inc reported income of $403k and spending of $385k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $383k to $403k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Pelican House Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include For Our Lords Service Inc ($403k), Ilazaro Charity ($404k) and Chelmsford Housing Elder Partnership Inc ($403k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of -$325k.