Christian Housing Mesa Inc

Analysis

Christian Housing Mesa Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Christian Housing Mesa Inc reported income of $555k and spending of $854k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $573k to $555k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christian Housing Mesa Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alternative Living Concepts Inc ($555k), Southern Pines Land & Housing Trust Inc ($555k) and Rolling Meadows Homes Cooperative ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $227k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $2.8m.

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.