Ross Valley Ecumenical Housing Asso

Analysis

Ross Valley Ecumenical Housing Asso is a registered charity in United States, based in San Anselmo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 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, Ross Valley Ecumenical Housing Asso reported income of $320k and spending of $397k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $375k to $320k (-15%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ross Valley Ecumenical Housing Asso sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Housing Assistance Corporation ($320k), Vanmew Housing Development Fund Corp ($320k) and One to Four Rehabilitation Corporation ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 3 employees.