Dorcas Manor Inc

Analysis

Dorcas Manor Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Opelousas, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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, Dorcas Manor Inc reported income of $210k and spending of $228k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $157k to $210k (+33%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Dorcas Manor Inc sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carolina Housing and Community Development Corporation ($210k), Community Orginzation of Southern Brooklyn Inc ($210k) and Christian Services Corporation ($210k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $687k against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$554k.

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.