Great Northern Services

Analysis

Great Northern Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Weed, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1980, 46 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, Great Northern Services reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $4.1m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Great Northern Services 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 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village on the Square Inc ($4.1m), Catholic Housing Services of Eastern Washington ($4.1m) and Lewinsville Retirement Residence ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 36 employees.