Ecology House Inc

Analysis

Ecology House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Ecology House Inc reported income of $206k and spending of $232k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $219k to $206k (-6.3%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ecology House Inc sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackford-Grant Hud II Inc ($206k), MBCDC Fernwood Apartments Inc ($206k) and Chesapeake Supportive Housing Inc ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $1.1m.

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.