Fish of McHenry

Analysis

Fish of McHenry is a registered charity in United States, based in McHenry, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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 March 2024, Fish of McHenry reported income of $288k and spending of $306k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from $355k to $288k (-19%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fish of McHenry sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Patriot Housing Project ($288k), Mommies Matter ($288k) and Western Maryland Food Bank Inc ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $665k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $665k.