Helpline Center Inc

Analysis

Helpline Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1975, 51 years ago. 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, Helpline Center Inc reported income of $5.9m and spending of $5.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $5.9m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Helpline Center Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Florida Community Action Agency Inc ($5.9m), Center for Life Enrichment Inc ($5.9m) and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates Property Management ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $743k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 89 employees.