H E L P International
Analysis
H E L P International is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnstown, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, H E L P International reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.5m to $3.2m (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, H E L P International sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reach for Home ($3.2m), Brazoria County Dream Center Inc ($3.2m) and Grace Smith House Inc ($3.2m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $305k against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $268k. It reported 18 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 93%
- Other 6.5%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Reach for Home | Healdsburg | $3.2m |
| Brazoria County Dream Center Inc | Clute | $3.2m |
| Grace Smith House Inc | Poughkeepsie | $3.2m |
| Bright Futures for Youth | Grass Valley | $3.2m |