Helena Food Share Inc

Analysis

Helena Food Share Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 June 2023, Helena Food Share Inc reported income of $6.3m and spending of $4.8m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $6.3m (+18%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helena Food Share Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Services Inc ($6.3m), Families U S a Foundation Inc ($6.3m) and Young Mens Christian Association of Attleboro ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $606k. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 20 employees.