Human Concern International

Analysis

Human Concern International is a registered charity in United States, based in Canada. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 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).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Human Concern International reported income of $28.4m and spending of $22.4m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $28.4m (+345%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Human Concern International sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meals on Wheels America ($28.3m), Sentara Life Care Corporation ($28.4m) and Medical Debt Resolution Inc ($28.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $14.5m against liabilities of $5.3m, net assets of $9.2m.