Hand 2 Mouth

Analysis

Hand 2 Mouth is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2 Mouth reported income of $574k and spending of $565k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $241k to $574k (+138%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hand 2 Mouth 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 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wabash County Historical Museum Inc ($574k), Dunham Tavern Museum ($574k) and Trailing of the Sheep Cultural Heritage Center Inc ($574k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $151k. It paid $4,200 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $270k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $259k. It reported 45 employees.