Room One

Analysis

Room One is a registered charity in United States, based in Twisp, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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, Room One reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $781k to $1.2m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Room One 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 East CNTRL Ill Rfug Mutl Assist Ctr ($1.2m), Battered Families Services Inc ($1.2m) and Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $598k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $8,188, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 18 employees.