Hands on Greater Phoenix

Analysis

Hands on Greater Phoenix is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 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, Hands on Greater Phoenix reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hands on Greater Phoenix sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association on Aging with Developmental Disabilities ($1.8m), Care for Special Needs Children Foundation Inc ($1.8m) and Elite Disability Services of Nebraska Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $265k. At year end it held assets of $958k against liabilities of $98k, net assets of $860k. It reported 8 employees.