Sonder House

Analysis

Sonder House is a registered charity in United States, based in Chester SPRGS, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sonder House reported income of $75k and spending of $88k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $111k to $75k (-32%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sonder House sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Sandy Rotary Club ($75k), Seniors Independent Living Collaborative ($75k) and East Ridge Needy Child Fund ($75k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $714k against liabilities of $498k, net assets of $216k.