Brigid Collins House

Analysis

Brigid Collins House is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Brigid Collins House reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $3.6m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brigid Collins House sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia-Montour Aging Office Inc ($3.6m), Tomorrownow Org Inc ($3.6m) and Evergreen Childrens Association ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 54 employees.