Refuge House Inc

Analysis

Refuge House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 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 June 2023, Refuge House Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $3.0m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refuge House Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunrise Family Resource Center Inc ($3.0m), Chinatown Community Childrens Center ($3.0m) and Salem Community Child Care Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 64 employees.