People Helping People Inc

Analysis

People Helping People Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisonburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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, People Helping People Inc reported income of $148k and spending of $169k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $314k to $148k (-53%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 44%. 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, People Helping People Inc sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gotta Have Sole Foundation Inc ($148k), Downtown Child Care Center ($148k) and Capper Community Living II Inc ($148k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $54k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.