H E L P Group West

Analysis

H E L P Group West is a registered charity in United States, based in Sherman Oaks, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, H E L P Group West reported income of $15.4m and spending of $14.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $19.6m to $15.4m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, H E L P Group West sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phillips Brooks School ($15.4m), University Foundation at Sacramento State ($15.4m) and DC Public Education Fund ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.2m. At year end it held assets of $20.2m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $18.8m. It reported 127 employees.