Focusing Families

Analysis

Focusing Families is a registered charity in United States, based in Hempstead, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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 August 2023, Focusing Families reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Focusing Families sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center Ltd ($1.5m), Saint Vincent de Paul of Palm Beach County Inc ($1.5m) and Westchester Public-Private Membership Fund-Aging Services Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $893k. At year end it held assets of $640k against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $548k. It reported 36 employees.