Dwell

Analysis

Dwell is a registered charity in United States, based in Laurel, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 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, Dwell reported income of $527k and spending of $410k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $297k to $527k (+77%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Dwell sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groton Affordable Housing Inc ($527k), Heartland Christain Tower Inc ($527k) and Ecumenical Community III ($527k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $176k. At year end it held assets of $211k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $155k. It reported 14 employees.