Delaware Helpline Inc

Analysis

Delaware Helpline Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmington, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 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 June 2023, Delaware Helpline Inc reported income of $902k and spending of $1.0m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $547k to $902k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Delaware Helpline Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Optimentality ($902k), Passion for Families ($902k) and Good Spoon ($902k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $599k. At year end it held assets of $586k against liabilities of $214k, net assets of $372k. It reported 12 employees.