Consider the Homeless

Analysis

Consider the Homeless is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Consider the Homeless reported income of $51k and spending of $51k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $75k to $51k (-31%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Consider the Homeless sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Robinson Area Food Pantry ($51k), Chautauqua Bird Tree and Garden Club Inc ($51k) and Orc for Orphans Inc ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $11k.