Half a Sorrow Foundation

Analysis

Half a Sorrow Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Half a Sorrow Foundation reported income of $172k and spending of $173k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $65k to $172k (+163%), an average of +163% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Half a Sorrow Foundation sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arkansas Valley Pregnancy Center Inc ($172k), Blood Bank Real Property Inc ($172k) and Grin Grant ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $50k against liabilities of $8,829, net assets of $41k.