Helping Families in Need

Analysis

Helping Families in Need is a registered charity in United States, based in Tolleson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 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 2021, Helping Families in Need reported income of $809k and spending of $647k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $501k to $809k (+62%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helping Families in Need sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asu Research Enterprise ($809k), Puppy Jake Foundation ($809k) and Baltimore Outreach Services Inc ($809k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $344k. At year end it held assets of $239k against liabilities of $1,977, net assets of $237k. It reported 57 employees.