Helpaws

Analysis

Helpaws is a registered charity in United States, based in Miami, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Helpaws reported income of $405k and spending of $363k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $335k to $405k (+21%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Helpaws sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heber Springs Humane Society ($404k), Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids Inc ($405k) and Watching Over Whiskers Non-Profit Corporation ($404k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $407k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $407k.