A Little Help

Analysis

A Little Help is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 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 2023, A Little Help reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $536k to $1.3m (+138%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 48%. 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, A Little Help 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 81st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mejor Via Foundation ($1.3m), Virginia Rides ($1.3m) and Lincroft Center for Children-Tlc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $659k. At year end it held assets of $654k against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $569k. It reported 19 employees.