Refugees Helping Refugees Inc

Analysis

Refugees Helping Refugees Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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, Refugees Helping Refugees Inc reported income of $684k and spending of $446k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $309k to $684k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refugees Helping Refugees Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include My Friends House Family and Children Services Inc ($684k), United States Fellowship Inc ($684k) and Special Hope Network ($684k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $202k. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0.