Helpers Community Inc

Analysis

Helpers Community Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1958, 68 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Helpers Community Inc reported income of $354k and spending of $862k, spending 244% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $354k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 3069%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helpers Community Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Haven Family Advocates Inc ($354k), Texas Forestry Association Educational Fund Inc ($354k) and Growgood Inc ($354k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.