Hand Up for Women

Analysis

Hand Up for Women is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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 December 2023, Hand Up for Women reported income of $352k and spending of $347k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $352k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Hand Up for Women sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ladies of Liberty Alliance ($352k), Friends of Mascoma Foundation ($352k) and North Woodward Community Foundation ($351k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $79k. At year end it held assets of $562k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $437k. It reported 6 employees.