Bandera County Helping Hand Center

Analysis

Bandera County Helping Hand Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Bandera, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1984, 42 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 December 2023, Bandera County Helping Hand Center reported income of $232k and spending of $309k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $232k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bandera County Helping Hand Center sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennett Flash Inc ($231k), Stanislaus Partners in Education ($232k) and Americas Freedom Lodge ($231k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $3,760, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.