House of James

Analysis

House of James is a registered charity in United States, based in Harvey, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 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 2022, House of James reported income of $413k and spending of $367k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $290k to $413k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, House of James sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rejuvenated Life Inc ($412k), K P C Apartments Inc ($413k) and William Booth Residence Inc ($412k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $875k against liabilities of $701k, net assets of $174k. It reported 2 employees.