James Island Outreach

Analysis

James Island Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 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, James Island Outreach reported income of $790k and spending of $841k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $790k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, James Island Outreach sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nouvelle Housing Solutions Inc ($789k), Access Anaheim Inc Carbon Creek Shores ($790k) and Resurrection House Inc ($789k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $37k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $864k against liabilities of $6,513, net assets of $858k. It reported 7 employees.