Help 2 Others Foundation EIN 20-0865454 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Helps people pay water, sewer bills, and for plumbing repairs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $359K in revenue, $463K in expenses, and $978K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2005
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Birmingham, AL
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$359KFY2025
Expenses
$463K
Net assets
$978K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-0865454 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Birmingham, AL Founded 2005
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people pay water, sewer bills, and for plumbing repairs.
Leadership
Jamekia Bies · Retired Executive Director · $75K
Money in and out
$359K revenue, $463K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$359K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$463K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$978K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$105K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-29%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -43% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$359K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses
$463K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$992K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total liabilities
$14K
FY2025▼ -62%
Total revenue
$359K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$463K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$978K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$105K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$992K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHelp 2 Others Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-0865454
Principal addressHdr · item CBirmingham, AL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Retired Executive Director
$75,220Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$18,882Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamekia Bies’s $75K as Retired Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1615 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jamekia Bies$75,220$92,000$92,000
Aisha Ellington$18,882

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $323K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

To assist those who need help paying their water and sewer bills and/or those who need financial assistane with plumbing repairs.

$323Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$337K · 94%
Investment income$22K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$337K
Investment income6%$22K
— government grantsLn 1e$190K
Total revenueLn 12$359K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.15
Program services70%$323K
Management & general16%$72K
Fundraising15%$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$463K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$945K
Total assetsLn 16$992K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$14K
Total net assetsLn 32$978K
Months of cash on handcomputed24.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $945K · Operating expenses/yr $463K
24.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $323K · Total expenses $463K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $463K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $68K · Total expenses $463K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $77K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $148K
$0.52 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $337K · Total revenue $359K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $190K · Total revenue $359K
53%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $359K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $22K · Total revenue $359K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $463K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $359K · Prior year $376K
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $160K · FY2025 $359K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $978K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $359K · Expenses $463K
-29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $992K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $978K · Total assets $992K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $992K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jamekia Bies · Reported title Retired Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $463K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $143K · Total expenses $463K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 20%
Revenue growth -5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $517K · 2023–2025
Central Alabama WaterFY2025$89,387
The Savlation Armybirmingham AreaFY2024$149,782
The Savlation Armybirmingham AreaFY2024$149,782
The Savlation Army-Birmingham AreaFY2023$128,000

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$359K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$338K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$166K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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