Orphan Helpers Inc

Analysis

Orphan Helpers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport News, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Orphan Helpers Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $825k to $1.1m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Orphan Helpers Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Blind Mission International Inc ($1.1m), Somali American Council of Oregon ($1.1m) and Emergency USA ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $425k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 4 employees.