Help a Mother Out

Analysis

Help a Mother Out is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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, Help a Mother Out reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $3.7m (+21%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Help a Mother Out sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adopt-A-Native-Elder ($3.7m), Rankin Christian Center ($3.7m) and Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $386k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 8 employees.