Macon Helps

Analysis

Macon Helps is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 June 2023, Macon Helps reported income of $408k and spending of $326k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $612k to $408k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Macon Helps sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denver Childrens Home Foundation ($408k), Womens Fund of the Blue Ridge Inc ($408k) and Helping Hands Crisis Pregnancy Clinic ($408k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $189k. At year end it held assets of $677k against liabilities of $4,559, net assets of $673k. It reported 12 employees.