Helix Community Schools

Analysis

Helix Community Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Helix Community Schools reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $808k to $2.9m (+259%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Helix Community Schools sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Valley Charter School ($2.9m), Hope for Hyndman Charter School ($2.9m) and College of Lake County Foundation ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $869k. At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $289k, net assets of -$146k. It reported 6 employees.