One Roof

Analysis

One Roof is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 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 December 2023, One Roof reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, One Roof sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warren Housing Development Corporation ($2.1m), Won by One to Jamaica ($2.1m) and Bright Community Trust Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $870k. At year end it held assets of $825k against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $668k. It reported 20 employees.