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ROOM IN THE INN - MEMPHIS

EIN 46-3112227 MEMPHIS, TN

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Revenue 2024
$1,435,419
Expenses 2024
$1,760,879

Program services were 85.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
L41
Classification
1000
Street
409 AYERS ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Sheltering those experiencing homelessness in a safe environment of hospitality.

  • Three programs shelter and feed individuals, families, and the medically fragile experiencing homelessness while assisting with their journey toward housing in Memphis, Tennessee. Volunteers gave over 21,500 hours to shelter, feed, transport, and provide hospitality to guests experiencing homelessness. Support from private donations, businesses and corporations, private and corporate foundations, and government grants made it possible to operate three programs: 1) emergency shelter during the winter for street-level individuals, 2) year-round emergency shelter for families, and 3) respite care for medically fragile individuals. During the fiscal year, 62 households exited homelessness and 35 individuals gained new employment. Approximately 27,980 meals were served through the combined programs.Program Summaries: Congregational Shelter: A network of 38 diverse congregations opened their doors to provide food and shelter to people who are experiencing street-level homelessness from November through March each year and May through September. 5,959 warm, safe beds were provided over 240 nights. Family Inn:Families experiencing homelessness live in the comfort of a private room with an en suite bathroom as they work toward permanent housing. During their stay families receive meals and supportive services. Educational and counseling programs for adults and children are available. 115 families including 289 children were welcomed during the year.Recuperative Care:Unsheltered individuals who are medically fragile and in need of a safe place to recover from illness stay in private rooms with three meals a day. The staff coordinates care with medical providers and assists with the guests' housing goals. Opportunities for occupational coaching and counseling as well as physical strengthening are part of the recovery process. 63 individuals came to the Recuperative Care Center for respite.Impact Data:Sheltered 996 Individuals in 3 programs289 Children in 115 families 35 gained new employment62 households moved into housing63 Medically fragile guests rested, recovered, and secured needed resources 240 Nights of life-saving winter and summer shelter in host congregationsTotal volunteer hours over 21,500Approximately 27,980 meals servedHistory:Room in the Inn Memphis (RITI) began as an outreach project in the fall of 2009 at Colonial Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The congregation welcomed strangers into the warm, safe sanctuary of a building that was underused during the winter. Following three years of winter shelter by the first host congregation, an advisory committee was formed to discern the future direction of what was becoming a thriving program for those experiencing homelessness. The advisory committee recommended forming a permanent board of directors and applying for 501c3 status which was granted in 2013. RITI fulfills its mission through three programs. The first program is Congregational Shelter. During the coldest months of the year, November through March, a network of faith communities shelters small groups of individuals at their places of worship. The second and third programs, which are the Family Inn and Recuperative Care Center, began early in 2021. Both of these newer programs are housed in a 24/7 facility in Memphis Medical District. Family Inn shelters families experiencing homelessness referred by Memphis Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) and approved for MIFAs Rapid Rehousing Program. These families work with our Family Inn Director and Family Advocate as they go through the process of locating and moving into housing. The Recuperative Care Center shelters medically fragile individuals and offers case management to assist in a pathway to housing. More information about our programs can be found online at https://ritimemphis.org/RITI is actively addressing the need for emergency and temporary shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. During RITIs pandemic response, it became apparent there was a gap in both temporary shelter for families and case management services to assist families during the Rapid Rehousing process. After a successful pilot period, the Family Inn became a permanent program and moved to a new location with the capacity to shelter up to 14 families. Another service gap identified was a place of respite for individuals well enough to be discharged from the hospital but still in need of a safe place to rest and recuperate. The Recuperative Care Center became a permanent program and is located at the same facility as the Family Inn. The Recuperative Care Center has the capacity to shelter up to 14 individuals.

    Expenses $1,505,806

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lisa Anderson

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $98,209
    From this org
    $98,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • John May

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ronald Wiggins

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rev Dr Peggy Jean Craig

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anna Bishop

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clarice Hunt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Coggin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Drennan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juliet Waddell Pittman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eddie Robinson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Dr Dorothy Wells

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,435,419
    Expenses
    $1,760,879
    Contributions
    $1,404,872
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,387,439
    Expenses
    $1,593,602
    Contributions
    $1,340,174
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,387,439
    Expenses
    $1,593,602
    Contributions
    $1,340,174
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,637,830
    Expenses
    $1,424,309
    Contributions
    $1,613,812
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,637,830
    Expenses
    $1,424,309
    Contributions
    $1,613,812
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,400,085
    Expenses
    $1,338,906
    Assets (EOY)
    $695,154

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,074,845
    Expenses
    $674,047
    Assets (EOY)
    $629,645

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $283,493
    Expenses
    $169,303
    Assets (EOY)
    $212,153

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $142,106
    Expenses
    $145,451
    Assets (EOY)
    $38,763

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $133,018
    Expenses
    $166,876
    Assets (EOY)
    $54,274

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.