Henderson County Help Center

Analysis

Henderson County Help Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 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 August 2023, Henderson County Help Center reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.8m (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Henderson County Help Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Connection of South Carolina Inc ($2.8m), Broad Street Ministry ($2.8m) and Minkwon Center for Community Action Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $515k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $208k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 15 employees.