Support and Techniques for Empowering People

Analysis

Support and Techniques for Empowering People is a registered charity in United States, based in Billings, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Support and Techniques for Empowering People reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.3m (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Support and Techniques for Empowering People sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amazing Grace Child and Family Services ($1.3m), Kafhi ($1.3m) and Crossword Cafe ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $660k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $498k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 34 employees.