Hands Across Cultures

Analysis

Hands Across Cultures is a registered charity in United States, based in Espanola, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 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 (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, Hands Across Cultures reported income of $368k and spending of $280k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $214k to $368k (+72%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hands Across Cultures sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater New York Hospital Foundation Inc ($368k), Bravo Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc ($368k) and Grays Harbor Emergency Medical Services Council Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $139k. It reported 4 employees.