Emergency Support Shelter

Analysis

Emergency Support Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Emergency Support Shelter reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.9m to $2.0m (+3.9%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emergency Support Shelter sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of Marthas Vineyard Inc ($2.0m), Philadelphia AIDS Thrift ($2.0m) and Dawn Enterprises Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $222k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 46 employees.