Emmaus Housing

Analysis

Emmaus Housing is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Emmaus Housing reported income of $62k and spending of $69k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $75k to $62k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Emmaus Housing sits at the 14th percentile: it is larger than about 14% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Union Senior Citizens Housing II Inc ($62k), Community Apartments Corporation of Stanley County ($62k) and Center Housing Development Fund Corporation III ($62k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $583k against liabilities of $1,600, net assets of $581k.