Evangeline Council Housing for the Elderly Inc

Analysis

Evangeline Council Housing for the Elderly Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ville Platte, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 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 September 2023, Evangeline Council Housing for the Elderly Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+8.2%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Evangeline Council Housing for the Elderly Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MMM Louisiana Affordable Housing Inc ($1.2m), Good Samaritan Ministries Inc ($1.2m) and Area IV Development Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $273k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of -$1.6m. It reported 6 employees.

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.