The Emmaus Calling Inc

Analysis

The Emmaus Calling Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakeway, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, The Emmaus Calling Inc reported income of $28.7m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $28.7m (+1025%), an average of +124% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 975%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Emmaus Calling Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yad Sarah ($28.7m), Hinds Hospice ($28.7m) and St Paul Homes ($28.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $379k. At year end it held assets of $21.8m against liabilities of $410k, net assets of $21.4m.