Wheelchairhelp Org

Analysis

Wheelchairhelp Org is a registered charity in United States, based in Elkhart, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wheelchairhelp Org reported income of $130k and spending of $159k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $130k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wheelchairhelp Org sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverlife Inc ($130k), Kenneth Dove Evangelistic Association Inc ($130k) and Helping Hand Food Pantry ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,000 (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $888k against liabilities of $546k, net assets of $342k. It reported 3 employees.

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.