Helix Human Services INC FY2020 filing

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Springfield, MA501(c)(3)Since 1865Human ServicesEIN 04-2105939

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Helix Human Services is dedicated to partnering with families by providing innovative and educational programs and Services that strengthen children and families; empowering them to succeed at home, within the community, and throughout life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$215K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $245K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$215K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.8M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.8M
Spent
$10.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.8M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.8M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.0M
FY2024$11.3M
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2024$11.5M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2024$5.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1923.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $9.1M Management & general 13% · $1.3M Fundraising 0% · $51K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $215K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$111,523Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$103,119Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Paglia’s $162K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Paglia$162,462$144,616————
William Davila——$129,708$139,625——
Monique Vasquez$132,600$118,462$102,692———
Yamilca Nogue$122,400—————
Leslie Fisher-Katz—————$111,523
Ama Bortsie$107,060—————
Gina Coleman———$103,500$103,385—
Brenda Trierweiller—————$103,119

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides educational, residential, and family services to improve lives of at-risk children and families.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $8.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Our mill pond campus houses are dese approved special education schools serving students from grades 1 to 12. The children's study home schools provide strong academic education in a structured behavioral environment, children in our schools follow individually designed behavioral plans that help them improve academic performance as well…

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

The children's study home, inc. (the home) operates three intensive residential programs serving boys and girls from ages 6 to 18. With three programs in springfield, we serve children throughout the commonwealth and provide structured settings with strong staff supervision and carefully designed clinical, life skill, transitional…

$2.5Mprogram expense
03

These growing programs reflect our commitment to "building healthy families". We believe that family is the center of a child's life experience, and that whenever possible, preservation of the family unit should be supported.

$2.1Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$10.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$389
Gains on assetsLn 7−$25K
Total revenueLn 12$10.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5210
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.2M$5.8M$450K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$802K$710K$90K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$682K$604K$75K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$837K$745K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$196K$121K$65K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$405K$335K$66K$3K
TravelLn 17$156K$141K$15K$25
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$4K$7K$125
InterestLn 20$36K$36K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$221K$191K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$162K$137K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$304K$269K$35K$181
All other expensesLn 24e$70K$64K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M$9.1M$1.3M$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $10.0M$10.4M−$407K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$10.5M−$984K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.3M$10.2M−$883K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.1M$10.4M$722K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $10.8M$10.5M$326K$6.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,815,524 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$19,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$39,381
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,737,496$10,737,496
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $63,757$63,757
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$25,499−$25,499
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $389$389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,711,997 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64,146$10,815,524
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,489,602 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $236,667$236,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,767,846 · Management $450,283 · Fundraising $25,934$6,244,063
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $709,646 · Management $89,667 · Fundraising $2,998$802,311
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $604,160 · Management $75,438 · Fundraising $1,939$681,537
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $65,684$65,684
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,600$61,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $745,118 · Management $91,702$836,820
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $120,975 · Management $64,822 · Fundraising $10,480$196,277
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $335,168 · Management $66,113 · Fundraising $3,379$404,660
IX-17 TravelPrograms $141,240 · Management $15,077 · Fundraising $25$156,342
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,919 · Management $7,367 · Fundraising $125$11,411
IX-20 InterestPrograms $36,109$36,109
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $191,231 · Management $29,367$220,598
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $137,414 · Management $24,418$161,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $269,101 · Management $34,635 · Fundraising $181$303,917
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $63,771 · Fundraising $6,003$69,774
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,125,698 · Management $1,312,840 · Fundraising $51,064$10,489,602
Part X · Balance sheet $9,271,500 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $365,416$2,019,257
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,284,171$1,225,372
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $136,481$217,073
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,359,695$2,293,526
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,427,918$3,503,276
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,028$12,996
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,596,709$9,271,500
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $590,533$678,049
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,217$28,949
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,246,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,518,930$2,807,409
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,641,861$2,960,815
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,435,918$3,503,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,077,779$6,464,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,596,709$9,271,500
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,464,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,815,524
XI-2 Total expenses$10,489,602
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$325,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,077,779
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,598
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,792
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,464,091

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