Hello Stranger Foundation

Analysis

Hello Stranger Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Hello Stranger Foundation reported income of $125k and spending of $140k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $127k to $125k (-1.6%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hello Stranger Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tampa Firefighters Museum Inc ($125k), Minnesota Shakespeare Theater ($125k) and Chao Chiu Association Inc ($125k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $155 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $155.