Hamilton Families

Analysis

Hamilton Families is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 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, Hamilton Families reported income of $18.5m and spending of $23.0m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $20.8m to $18.5m (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Hamilton Families sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cincinnati Development Fund Inc ($18.4m), Shelter Partnership Inc ($18.6m) and Peoples City Mission ($18.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $757k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.5m. At year end it held assets of $31.0m against liabilities of $9.8m, net assets of $21.3m. It reported 177 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.