House of Myrrh

Analysis

House of Myrrh is a registered charity in United States, based in Oregon City, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, House of Myrrh reported income of $206k and spending of $235k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2016 to December 2023, income fell from $278k to $206k (-26%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, House of Myrrh sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council on American Islamic Relations -Texas Dallas Fort Worth ($206k), Keene Senior Citizens Inc ($206k) and Reset Mentoring ($206k).

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 $44k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $207, net assets of $273k. It reported 5 employees.