Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless

Analysis

Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless is a registered charity in United States, based in Savannah, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1993, 33 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 December 2023, Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Extra Mile Region IV Inc ($2.6m), L I Against Domestic Violence Inc ($2.6m) and Jamieson Community Center Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $768k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 28 employees.