Helping Link

Analysis

Helping Link is a registered charity in United States, based in Renton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Helping Link reported income of $356k and spending of $144k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $225k to $356k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Helping Link sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rorschach Theatre ($356k), Music Connections Foundation Inc ($356k) and National Association of Schools of Theater Inc ($356k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (77% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $968k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $958k. It reported 1 employees.