Handicap International

Analysis

Handicap International is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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 (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, Handicap International reported income of $44.6m and spending of $44.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $26.2m to $44.6m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Handicap International sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Nations Development Corporation ($44.3m), Internet Society ($44.7m) and Cure International Inc ($44.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $20.5m against liabilities of $19.6m, net assets of $932k. It reported 26 employees.