United Helpers Foundation

Analysis

United Helpers Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ogdensburg, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1961, 65 years ago. 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, United Helpers Foundation reported income of $549k and spending of $592k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $657k to $549k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 180% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Helpers Foundation 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 72nd percentile, and in the 68th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelter Providers of Northern California Inc ($548k), Actors Training Center Inc ($549k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($548k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $4.1m.