Someone to Tell It to Inc

Analysis

Someone to Tell It to Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 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, Someone to Tell It to Inc reported income of $266k and spending of $470k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $266k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Someone to Tell It to Inc sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamilton House ($266k), Training Ground ($266k) and PDX Diaper Bank ($265k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $56k against liabilities of $369k, net assets of -$313k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.