United Help Ukraine

Analysis

United Help Ukraine is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 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, United Help Ukraine reported income of $18.5m and spending of $21.9m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $108k to $18.5m (+17033%), an average of +262% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 124751%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Help Ukraine sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Food Bank of Northwest Indiana Inc ($18.5m), Sarasota Manatee Jewish Housing Council Inc ($18.6m) and Vna Care Hospice Inc ($18.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $218k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 15 employees.