Habitat for Humanity International

Analysis

Habitat for Humanity International is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, GA. 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 June 2023, Habitat for Humanity International reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.1m (+8.1%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cold Climate Housing Research Center ($2.1m), Shelter America Group ($2.1m) and Temenos Community Development Corpo Ration ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $882k. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 26 employees.