Helping Hands of Ennis

Analysis

Helping Hands of Ennis is a registered charity in United States, based in Ennis, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Helping Hands of Ennis reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $559k to $1.0m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helping Hands of Ennis sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Communities Advocating for Residentempowerment Inc ($1.0m), New England Human Services Collaborative Inc ($1.0m) and Mustard Seed Christian Daycare ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $433k against liabilities of $1,404, net assets of $431k. It reported 17 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.