South Asian Helpline and Referralagency

Analysis

South Asian Helpline and Referralagency is a registered charity in United States, based in Artesia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 June 2023, South Asian Helpline and Referralagency reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $817k to $2.2m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Asian Helpline and Referralagency sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Anns Greens of Leroy Inc ($2.2m), Orchard Place Foundation ($2.2m) and United Cambodian Community ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $839k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $214k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 16 employees.