First Call for Help of Ellis County Inc

Analysis

First Call for Help of Ellis County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hays, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, First Call for Help of Ellis County Inc reported income of $284k and spending of $225k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $266k to $284k (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, First Call for Help of Ellis County Inc 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 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Community Coalition Inc ($284k), Vine Neighborhood Association ($284k) and Bolinas Community Inc ($284k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $67k. At year end it held assets of $652k against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $593k. It reported 6 employees.