Metropolitan Fresh Start House

Analysis

Metropolitan Fresh Start House is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2021, 5 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 December 2023, Metropolitan Fresh Start House reported income of $402k and spending of $476k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2023, income fell from $525k to $402k (-23%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Metropolitan Fresh Start House sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Benton Resource Center ($402k), Way to Go Inc ($402k) and Hospice of Dubuque Foundation ($402k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $236k. At year end it held assets of $4,769 against liabilities of $193k, net assets of -$189k.

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.