Help One Now

Analysis

Help One Now is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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 December 2023, Help One Now reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $2.7m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Help One Now sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for a More Just Society -U S ($2.6m), Weeks Educational and Social Advocacy Project ($2.7m) and Childrens Shelter of Cebu ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $513k. At year end it held assets of $453k against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $296k. It reported 15 employees.