Poplar Place Housing Corporation

Analysis

Poplar Place Housing Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Joplin, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Poplar Place Housing Corporation reported income of $110k and spending of $160k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $95k to $110k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Poplar Place Housing Corporation sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hbhci Hud 1 Inc ($110k), A Fern Norville Kaufman County Childrens Emergency Shelter ($110k) and Spindletop Housing Corporation ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $1.2m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.