Hesperian Health Guides

Analysis

Hesperian Health Guides is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Hesperian Health Guides reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.4m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.9m (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Hesperian Health Guides sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coreluv International Inc ($1.9m), Irusa Waqf ($1.9m) and She Is Safe Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $428k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $886k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 26 employees.