Community Helpers USA

Analysis

Community Helpers USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Canton, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Community Helpers USA reported income of $362k and spending of $403k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $99k to $362k (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Helpers USA sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toms River Field of Dreams Inc ($362k), Collaboration Station ($362k) and Adult and Teen Challenge Super Thrift Store Inc ($362k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $229k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $229k.

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.