Bethels Heavenly Hands

Analysis

Bethels Heavenly Hands is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 December 2023, Bethels Heavenly Hands reported income of $699k and spending of $694k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $359k to $699k (+95%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethels Heavenly Hands sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jakes Diapers Inc ($699k), Mothers Outreach Network Inc ($699k) and Disability Resource Center ($698k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $355k (51% of expenses). It paid $49k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $197k against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $61k. It reported 10 employees.