Hands Together Inc

Analysis

Hands Together Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicopee, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Hands Together Inc reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.6m (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Hands Together Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shift Project Ltd ($3.5m), North Star Foundation Inc ($3.6m) and People International ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $191k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 5 employees.