Mary Elizabeth Inn

Analysis

Mary Elizabeth Inn is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1932, 94 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 June 2023, Mary Elizabeth Inn reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $1.6m (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 323%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mary Elizabeth Inn sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farm to Pantry ($1.6m), Womens Health Innovations of Arizona ($1.6m) and Walnut Acres Day Care Center Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $355k. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $352k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 10 employees.