Clare House INC

Tax-deductible

Lancaster, PA501(c)(3)Since 1985EIN 22-2723190Revenue $311K in FY2025

On file with the IRSclarehouselancaster.org342 E Chestnut St # 344, 17602-2708 · Lancaster, PATax-exempt since Oct 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Clare House transforms the lives of women and their children through an employment-focused program, providing safety, housing, and supportive services, with the goal of financial stability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $57K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$570K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$311K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$470K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$311K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$844K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$311K
Expenses
$470K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$378K
FY2025$470K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$819K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $367K Management & general 13% · $59K Fundraising 9% · $43K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$64,716Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amanda Lynn McCoy$64,716$75,308———
Amanda Richardson——$63,096$28,831—
Maryanne O'Neil————$43,309

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps women and children find jobs, housing, and support for financial stability.

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1 program · $367K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide transitional housing and case management for homeless women and children. Clare house served 58 individuals (22 families) for the year ended june 30, 2025.

$367Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$311K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Money outPt IX
$470K
Ln 25
Programscol B$367K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$772K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$570K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$48K
Total revenueLn 12$311K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$731K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$772K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$372K
Other assetsLn 15$595K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$570K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$772K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K$372K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$570K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$13K$19K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$170K$20K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K$11$23
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$47$47
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$28K$12K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$321
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$663$663
InterestLn 20$47K$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$485
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$1$1
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K$367K$59K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $311K$470K−$159K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $327K$378K−$51K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $383K$335K$48K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $844K$223K$621K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $262K$249K$14K$819K 990 PDF
FY2020 $218K$259K−$41K$805K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $310,676 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $272,570$229,971
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,443$9,400
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,707$66,290
I-11 Other revenue$5,015
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,720$310,676
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $249,618$294,486
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,239$175,537
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,857$470,023
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,137−$159,347
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $310,676 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,015 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$75,288
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$154,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,971
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,400$9,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,159$18,159
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $48,131$48,131
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,531 · Excluded from tax $23,174$310,676
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,023 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,944 · Management $19,414 · Fundraising $32,358$64,716
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $169,703 · Management $19,556 · Fundraising $10,444$199,703
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,566$8,566
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,501$21,501
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,125$6,125
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,729$1,729
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,747$1,747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,746 · Management $11 · Fundraising $23$13,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,798 · Management $47 · Fundraising $47$1,892
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,723$5,723
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,496 · Management $11,984$40,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,886 · Fundraising $321$3,207
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $663$663
IX-20 InterestPrograms $46,526$46,526
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,219 · Management $485$9,704
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,028$34,028
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,932$9,932
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1$1
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $367,461 · Management $59,369 · Fundraising $43,193$470,023
Part X · Balance sheet $1,738,900 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,420$40,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $813,493$731,186
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $271,766$371,881
X-15 Other assets$595,193
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,333,531$1,738,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,852$5,532
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,579$564,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,431$570,147
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,100$1,158,753
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,328,100$1,168,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,333,531$1,738,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,168,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$310,676
XI-2 Total expenses$470,023
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$159,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,328,100
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,168,753

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