Hands on Central California

Analysis

Hands on Central California is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 years ago. 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 September 2022, Hands on Central California reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income grew from $670k to $1.5m (+127%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hands on Central California 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 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Johns Two ($1.5m), Sankaty Head Foundation Inc ($1.5m) and Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $636k. At year end it held assets of $362k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $285k. It reported 32 employees.