British Home in California Ltd

Analysis

British Home in California Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Sierra Madre, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1941, 85 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, British Home in California Ltd reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from November 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.7m (-13%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 324%. 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, British Home in California Ltd sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fair Haven Childrens Home ($1.7m), Arbor Youth Services Inc ($1.7m) and Sunshine Connections Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $25.4m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $25.3m. It reported 36 employees.