Help of Ojai

Analysis

Help of Ojai is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 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 June 2023, Help of Ojai reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.5m (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Help of Ojai sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refugee and Immigrant Services & Education ($1.5m), Friends of Foster Children Forever Inc ($1.5m) and South King County Food Coalition ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $512k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $571k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 18 employees.