The Southwest Fair Housing Council

Analysis

The Southwest Fair Housing Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1988, 38 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, The Southwest Fair Housing Council reported income of $897k and spending of $888k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $551k to $897k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Southwest Fair Housing Council sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Building Communities Inc ($896k), Franklin Homestead Inc ($897k) and Great Valley Housing Development Corporation ($895k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $411k. At year end it held assets of $493k against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $372k. It reported 24 employees.