Committee on the Shelterless

Analysis

Committee on the Shelterless is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 years ago. 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, Committee on the Shelterless reported income of $6.9m and spending of $7.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $6.9m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Committee on the Shelterless sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northridge Preparatory School Inc ($6.9m), Aberdeen Family YMCA ($6.9m) and Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $400k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $881k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 61 employees.