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May-We-Help EIN 27-1490751

May-We-Help FY2020 filing

EIN  27-1490751 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cincinnati, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects people with needs to volunteers who invent, modify, or adapt devices for better lives.
Leadership
Jim Berg · Treasurer
Money in and out
$405K revenue, $334K expenses
Bottom line
42% program efficiency

Connects people with needs to volunteers who invent, modify, or adapt devices for better lives. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $405K in revenue, $334K in expenses, and $688K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$405K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$334K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$688K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $71K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.32 Fundraising $0.27
Program efficiency
42%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$405K
FY2020
Expenses
$334K
FY2020
Total assets
$690K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2020
Total revenue
$405K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$334K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$688K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$71K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$690K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B42%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $139K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provide assistive devices to individuals with disabilities helped 258 people in 2020.

$139Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMay-We-Help
EINHdr · item D27-1490751
Principal addressHdr · item CCincinnati, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jmaywehelp.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E19)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jim Berg
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Huston
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Jarc
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Mock
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clare O'Brien
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rob Seideman’s $107K as Executive Director Thru Aug. 2024 is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3116 $1–10M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rob Seideman$106,555$136,899$136,162$123,725
Gregory S Waddell$20,000———
John V Mock$8,000———

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$376K · 93%
Other revenue$26K · 6%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants93%$376K
Other revenue6%$26K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$405K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.32 Fundraising $0.27
Program services42%$139K
Management & general32%$106K
Fundraising27%$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$334K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$536K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$688K
Months of cash on handcomputed19.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $536K · Operating expenses/yr $334K
19.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $139K · Total expenses $334K
42%
Management & General
Management & general $106K · Total expenses $334K
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $89K · Total expenses $334K
27%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $89K · Solicited contributions $376K
$0.24 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $376K · Total revenue $405K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $405K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $405K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $405K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $334K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $405K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $688K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $405K · Expenses $334K
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $690K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $688K · Total assets $690K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $690K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jim Berg · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $334K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $251K · Total expenses $334K
75%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 42%——
Overhead ratio 32%——
Fundraising cost ratio 24%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
The Dehaemers Family Charitable TrustFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$622K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$495K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$405K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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