Help One Now exists to change that reality in the communities we serve. Our mission is to empower families in developing countries through entrepreneurship, education, and restorative care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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 $74K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $44K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$264K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$708K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$359K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 May 2009.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $2.1M Management & general 18% · $528K Fundraising 12% · $364K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$90,006Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Marlow’s $94K as CEO/Founder is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Marlow$93,603$92,093$88,265$87,346$90,006
Amanda Whitmire—$7,500———

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

Empowers families in developing countries through entrepreneurship, education, and restorative care.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Family Business Program

Hon serves in some of the poorest communities in the world, where people live on less than $2 per day. Our family business program shifts the narrative; it helps keep struggling families together.

$483Kprogram expense
02

Education

Our education initiative supports 183 teachers around the world by providing fair wages, training, & classroom supplies, as well as nutritious hot meals for students. And through that support, the futures of over 3,990 students each school year are directly affected!

$305Kprogram expense
03

Restorative Care

Our child sponsorship program serves over 600 orphaned and vulnerable children in 10 communities within 8 different countries. In communities where extreme poverty exists, under-resourced systems often fall short in caring for the most vulnerable.

$219Kprogram expense

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$44K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$73
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$528K
Fundraisingcol D$364K
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K
Total assetsLn 16$421K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$73
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$371K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$371K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$421K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$413K$371K
Total assetsLn 16$872K$421K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K$156K
Net assetsLn 32$729K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.9M$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$18K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$150K$147K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$106K$29K$26K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$6K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$95K$7K$88K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$81K$81K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$74K$5K$68K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$24K$147
OccupancyLn 16$66K$66K$343
TravelLn 17$51K$21K$12K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$574$9K$10K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$70K$318
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.1M$528K$364K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$2.2M$63K$359K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.7M−$66K$296K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.1M−$346K$362K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.1M$443K$708K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.5M$3.0M−$465K$264K 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 I · Summary $2,502,526 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,324,515$2,502,453
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$73
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,324,515$2,502,526
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,826,532$1,851,245
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $687,432$568,288
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $709,264$547,602
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,223,228$2,967,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $101,287−$464,609
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,502,526 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,502,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,502,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73$73
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $73$2,502,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,967,135 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,851,245$1,851,245
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,001 · Fundraising $72,005$90,006
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,076 · Management $146,822 · Fundraising $55,166$352,064
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,781 · Management $25,899 · Fundraising $50,905$105,585
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,864 · Management $14,769$20,633
IX-11a Management feesManagement $7,000 · Fundraising $87,882$94,882
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,118$49,118
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $80,829$80,829
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,110 · Fundraising $68,414$73,524
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,189 · Fundraising $1,719$10,908
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $23,988 · Fundraising $147$24,135
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $65,769 · Fundraising $343$66,112
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,886 · Management $12,465 · Fundraising $17,322$50,673
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $574 · Management $9,424 · Fundraising $9,595$19,593
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,858$2,858
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,166$4,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $70,486 · Fundraising $318$70,804
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,075,427 · Management $527,892 · Fundraising $363,816$2,967,135
Part X · Balance sheet $420,735 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $413,494$370,710
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $452,589$50,025
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,590$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,875$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $871,548$420,735
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $348$11,645
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $142,139$144,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $142,487$156,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $729,061$264,452
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $729,061$264,452
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $871,548$420,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,452 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,502,526
XI-2 Total expenses$2,967,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$464,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$729,061
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,452

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