Cold Climate Housing Research Center

Analysis

Cold Climate Housing Research Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairbanks, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Cold Climate Housing Research Center reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Cold Climate Housing Research Center 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 AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Temenos Community Development Corpo Ration ($2.1m), Habitat for Humanity International ($2.1m) and Valley Village ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 4 employees.