Help Me Help You

Analysis

Help Me Help You is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 years ago. 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 May 2023, Help Me Help You reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $230k to $1.1m (+396%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2020, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Help Me Help You sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clairvaux Commons Inc ($1.1m), Carbondale Arts ($1.1m) and Wilkes-Barre Academy ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $102k against liabilities of $255k, net assets of -$153k. It reported 5 employees.