The Orphans Hands Inc

Analysis

The Orphans Hands Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rocky Top, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 Orphans Hands Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.8m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Orphans Hands Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Integrity ($2.8m), Human Life International ($2.8m) and Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($2.8m).

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 $367k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $359k. It paid $48k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $537k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 12 employees.