Personal Assistance Options

Analysis

Personal Assistance Options is a registered charity in United States, based in Midland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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 September 2023, Personal Assistance Options reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.7m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Personal Assistance Options sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nu-Hope Elder Care Services Inc ($3.7m), Captain Community Human Services Inc ($3.7m) and Community Youth Network Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $689k, net assets of $808k. It reported 188 employees.