Helpline House

Analysis

Helpline House is a registered charity in United States, based in Bainbridge Is, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1974, 52 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, Helpline House reported income of $4.4m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $4.4m (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helpline House sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship Home Inc ($4.4m), Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence ($4.5m) and Faith-Hope-Love-Charity Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $564k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $165, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 18 employees.