Calais House Inc

Analysis

Calais House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Calais House Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $486k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $357k to $1.3m (+271%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Calais House Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Francisco Housing Action Coalition ($1.3m), Magnolia Towers Inc ($1.3m) and Franklin Park Development Tenants Association ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $255k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $238k. It reported 2 employees.