Help Services Network INC

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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2021 (IRS tax year 2020).


Offers home health care to support individuals and families facing illness or disability. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $251K in revenue, $521K in expenses, and $136K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Unknown exempt organization · Nonprofit
Location
Dorchester, MA
Filings
1 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$251KFY2021
Expenses
$521K
Net assets
$136K
People
3
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EIN  04-2947572 Unknown exempt organization Dorchester, MA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers home health care to support individuals and families facing illness or disability.
Leadership
Eartha Harrington · President · $89K
Money in and out
$251K revenue, $521K expenses
Bottom line
-108% surplus margin
Reported financial activity · FY2021
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$521K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$136K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$270K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Surplus margin
-108%
revenue over expenses, this year
Program spending
83%
of expenses reach programs

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$270K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$249K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHelp Services Network INC
EINHdr · item D04-2947572
Principal addressHdr · item CDorchester, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$89,231Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $432K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Provide home health aid, personal care assistance, homemaking, skilled nursing care, emotional and companionship, and support for the elderly in the Greater Boston Metropolitan area.

$432Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$251K
Investment income$17
Total revenueLn 12$251K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$432K
Management & general17%$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$521K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$249K
Total assetsLn 16$249K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$112K
Total net assetsLn 32$136K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $249K · Operating expenses/yr $521K
5.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $432K · Total expenses $521K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $521K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $521K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $251K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $251K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $251K · Total revenue $251K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17 · Total revenue $251K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $251K · Total expenses $521K
48%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $251K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $136K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $251K · Expenses $521K
-108%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $249K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $136K · Total assets $249K
55%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $249K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eartha Harrington · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $89K · Total expenses $521K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $374K · Total expenses $521K
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2021 (Latest)$251K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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