Matthews House

Analysis

Matthews House is a registered charity in United States, based in Jonesborough, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2019, Matthews House reported income of $70k and spending of $59k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2019, income grew from $59k to $70k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Matthews House sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Sebring Charities Inc ($70k), Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales ($70k) and East Side Alano Club of Madson Inc ($70k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2019, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of -$21k.