Operation Help a Hero

Analysis

Operation Help a Hero is a registered charity in United States, based in Rcho Sta Marg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Operation Help a Hero reported income of $800k and spending of $889k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $475k to $800k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Operation Help a Hero sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Programs Inc ($800k), Florida Sterling Council Inc ($800k) and St Joseph Home Inc ($800k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $59k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $59k.