The Human Utility

Analysis

The Human Utility is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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, The Human Utility reported income of $335k and spending of $397k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $456k to $335k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Human Utility sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Promise of Clark County ($335k), United Families ($335k) and Philadelphia Grace Project Inc ($335k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.