Alameda County Homeless Action Center

Analysis

Alameda County Homeless Action Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 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, Alameda County Homeless Action Center reported income of $11.9m and spending of $11.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $8.8m to $11.9m (+36%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Alameda County Homeless Action Center sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2life Development Inc ($11.9m), Kaweah Management Company ($12.0m) and Haven Hubbard Homes Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $14.6m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $11.8m. It reported 90 employees.