Helping Hands for the Disabled

Analysis

Helping Hands for the Disabled is a registered charity in United States, based in Burien, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1975, 51 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, Helping Hands for the Disabled reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $5.1m (+48%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helping Hands for the Disabled sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Insight Inc ($5.1m), Golden Gate Inc ($5.1m) and Masonicare at Home Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.1% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $791k against liabilities of $711k, net assets of $81k. It reported 86 employees.