Council House Inc

Analysis

Council House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1970, 56 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 2024, Council House Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.1m to $2.5m (+20%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Council House Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arkansas Methodist Medical Center Retirement Community Inc ($2.5m), Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Inc ($2.5m) and Presbyterian Housing Development Fund Corporation of Queens ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $805k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $286k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 14 employees.