Refuah Helpline Inc

Analysis

Refuah Helpline Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Refuah Helpline Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.3m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Refuah Helpline Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Agnes Hospital Foundation Inc ($2.3m), Cook Community Clinic Inc ($2.3m) and Health First Foundation Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $495k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $546k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $634k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 13 employees.