Summerhouse Houston

Analysis

Summerhouse Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Summerhouse Houston reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.2m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Summerhouse Houston sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Bread ($2.2m), Wesley Community Centers of Savannah Inc ($2.2m) and Tumaini International ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $833k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $647k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 32 employees.