Hands on New Orleans

Analysis

Hands on New Orleans is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Hands on New Orleans reported income of $477k and spending of $633k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $373k to $477k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hands on New Orleans 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 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dir Biyaber Edir Mutual Assistance Association of Los Angeles ($476k), Jerry and Paula Baker Foundationinc ($477k) and City Lights Ministry ($476k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 8 employees.