Living in Familiar Environments

Analysis

Living in Familiar Environments is a registered charity in United States, based in Rancho Cordova, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 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, Living in Familiar Environments reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.2m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 25%. 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, Living in Familiar Environments sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of St Vincent de Paul of Kenosha ($2.2m), Lutheran Community Services Inc ($2.2m) and White Feather Farm Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $722k. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $301k. It reported 22 employees.