Help of Beaufort

Analysis

Help of Beaufort is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Royal, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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, Help of Beaufort reported income of $446k and spending of $237k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $554k to $446k (-20%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Help of Beaufort sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridges Safehouse Inc ($446k), Helping Establish Assistance Resource Team Heart ($446k) and Friends of Emek Lone Soldiers Inc ($446k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (26% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.