Our Sisters House

Analysis

Our Sisters House is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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 December 2023, Our Sisters House reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $373k to $1.2m (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Our Sisters House sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Leaf Industries of Grants Pass ($1.2m), Senior Housing of Middleton ($1.2m) and East Mountain Food Pantry Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $660k. At year end it held assets of $259k against liabilities of $102k, net assets of $158k. It reported 25 employees.