Episcopal Relief and Development

Analysis

Episcopal Relief and Development is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Episcopal Relief and Development reported income of $22.5m and spending of $27.9m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $22.3m to $22.5m (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Episcopal Relief and Development sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Diego Youth Services ($22.5m), The Arc of the St Johns Inc ($22.5m) and Timothy Place NFP ($22.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $898k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.3m. It paid $619k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $37.6m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $33.8m. It reported 61 employees.