Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies

Analysis

Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies is a registered charity in United States, based in Craig, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $312k to $1.9m (+520%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include STEM Academy Inc ($1.9m), Folds of Honor Foundation ($1.9m) and Ready Readers ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $110k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 8 employees.