Empower Hope USA

Analysis

Empower Hope USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Empower Hope USA reported income of $745k and spending of $234k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $465k to $745k (+60%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Empower Hope USA sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rooted Ministries Inc ($745k), Roos World ($747k) and Interamerican Scout Foundation ($744k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $73k. At year end it held assets of $189k against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $100k. It reported 2 employees.