House of Refuge Inc

Analysis

House of Refuge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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, House of Refuge Inc reported income of $5.7m and spending of $4.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $5.7m (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, House of Refuge Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornerstone Housing for Adults with Disabilities ($5.7m), Housing Collaborative ($5.7m) and Habitat for Humanity-New York Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $866k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 39 employees.