Lend a Hand Foundation Inc of Northern California

Analysis

Lend a Hand Foundation Inc of Northern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2024, 2 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, Lend a Hand Foundation Inc of Northern California reported income of $657k and spending of $627k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $657k (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lend a Hand Foundation Inc of Northern California sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illinois Science and Technology Institute ($657k), Tri-County Independent Living Center Inc ($657k) and American Center for Senior Citizen Services ($656k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $76k. It reported 2 employees.