Helms Manor

Analysis

Helms Manor is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 June 2023, Helms Manor reported income of $104k and spending of $134k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $78k to $104k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Helms Manor sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gettysburg Cares Inc ($104k), Collier Housing Alternatives Inc ($104k) and Urban Suburban Affordables Inc ($104k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $481k against liabilities of $961k, net assets of -$480k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.