Open Hands

Analysis

Open Hands is a registered charity in United States, based in West Milton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2024, Open Hands reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $668k to $1.2m (+83%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Open Hands sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Serve Hope International ($1.2m), Maia ($1.2m) and Empower Mali ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $201k. At year end it held assets of $988k against liabilities of $2,377, net assets of $986k. It reported 8 employees.