Hands of Christ

Analysis

Hands of Christ is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Hands of Christ reported income of $57k and spending of $128k, spending 224% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income fell from $75k to $57k (-24%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hands of Christ sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 28th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shalom Life Line ($57k), Love Your Neighbor Connection ($57k) and Barbara Barnes Foundation ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $181k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $181k.