The Helping House

Analysis

The Helping House is a registered charity in United States, based in Nacogdoches, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Helping House reported income of $370k and spending of $393k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $290k to $370k (+28%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Helping House sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Challenger Learning Center of Arizona ($370k), Laclede Early Education Program ($370k) and St Monicas Montessori Inc ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $411k against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $295k. It reported 38 employees.