Serving Hands International

Analysis

Serving Hands International is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 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 December 2023, Serving Hands International reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.8m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 459%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Serving Hands International sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ugandan Water Project Inc ($1.8m), El Porvenir ($1.8m) and Pams Foundation Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $250k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $239k.