Compassionate Hands

Analysis

Compassionate Hands is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Compassionate Hands reported income of $604k and spending of $495k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $403k to $604k (+50%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Compassionate Hands sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Macon RHF Housing Inc ($603k), Hope Village - Tiny Housing Alternatives Inc ($604k) and Essential Living Inc ($603k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $26k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $276k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $513, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.