Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc

Analysis

Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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 December 2023, Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc reported income of $15.4m and spending of $17.5m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.4m to $15.4m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc 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 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutheran Senior Citizens Inc ($15.4m), East Bay Innovations Inc ($15.4m) and CHCC CCRC ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $52.3m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of $45.0m. It reported 86 employees.