Hands Together a Center for Children

Analysis

Hands Together a Center for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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 December 2023, Hands Together a Center for Children reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.8m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hands Together a Center for Children 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Grace Center ($1.8m), Georgia Welcome Co-Op ($1.8m) and Eatonville Area Council ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $762k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $796k, net assets of $650k. It reported 29 employees.