Helpage USA Inc

Analysis

Helpage USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Helpage USA Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $601k to $1.6m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Helpage USA Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wai-Iam Inc ($1.6m), Worker Justice Center of New York Inc ($1.6m) and Corrections Foundation Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $213k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $266k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 4 employees.