Joy of Helping

Analysis

Joy of Helping is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Habra, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Joy of Helping reported income of $421k and spending of $398k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $390k to $421k (+8.1%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Joy of Helping sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metrofuture Inc ($421k), One Arroyo Foundation ($421k) and Jasper County Economic Development Organization Inc ($421k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $35k.