Health Care Without Harm

Analysis

Health Care Without Harm is a registered charity in United States, based in Reston, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Health Care Without Harm reported income of $11.8m and spending of $10.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.9m to $11.8m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Health Care Without Harm sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenbelt Land Trust Inc ($11.8m), Holden Arboretum ($11.9m) and Rails to Trails Conservancy ($11.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $19.4m. It reported 49 employees.