Scanlan Foundation

Analysis

Scanlan Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1948, 78 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type ii) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Scanlan Foundation reported income of $14.0m and spending of $7.0m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $20.9m to $14.0m (-33%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Scanlan Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of Holland Inc ($13.9m), Renaissance Community Homes ($14.0m) and Texas Native Health ($13.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $73k. At year end it held assets of $237.8m against liabilities of $5,742, net assets of $237.8m. It reported 7 employees.