If I Need Help

Analysis

If I Need Help is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clarita, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, If I Need Help reported income of $190k and spending of $173k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $190k (+33%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, If I Need Help sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gods Pantry Inc ($190k), The Miller School Alumni Association Inc ($190k) and Bethany Bears Preschool ($190k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $30k.