Scott County Habitat for Humanity

Analysis

Scott County Habitat for Humanity is a registered charity in United States, based in Georgetown, KY. 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, Scott County Habitat for Humanity reported income of $254k and spending of $317k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $461k to $254k (-45%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Scott County Habitat for Humanity sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amsterdam Continuing Care Health System Inc ($254k), Whitfield Manor Inc ($255k) and St Bakhita Catholic Worker Inc ($254k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $168k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $669k, net assets of $864k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.