Helix Human Services Inc

Analysis

Helix Human Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1923, 103 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 June 2023, Helix Human Services Inc reported income of $9.5m and spending of $10.5m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income fell from $10.4m to $9.5m (-8.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helix Human Services Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kavod ($9.5m), Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging Inc ($9.5m) and Childfirst Services Inc ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 216 employees.