Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc

Analysis

Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 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 June 2023, Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc reported income of $16.4m and spending of $11.0m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $16.4m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund ($16.3m), Washington and Jane Smith Home ($16.4m) and Integrated Supports for Living Inc ($16.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $713k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $20.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $18.7m. It reported 119 employees.