Bethlehem Inn

Analysis

Bethlehem Inn is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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 June 2023, Bethlehem Inn reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $4.0m (+1.8%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Bethlehem Inn sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skills Group ($4.0m), Independent Housing I Inc ($4.0m) and Long Island Housing Partnership Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $17.2m against liabilities of $207k, net assets of $17.0m. It reported 69 employees.