Hands on Atlanta Inc

Analysis

Hands on Atlanta Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 July 2023, Hands on Atlanta Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $4.3m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Hands on Atlanta Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Gallatin United Way Inc ($4.3m), Arbor Brothers Inc ($4.3m) and United Way of Central West Virginia Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $340k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $383k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 131 employees.