Helping Hand Center FY2021 filing

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Countryside, IL501(c)(3)Since 1955Human ServicesEIN 36-2327271Revenue $16.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRShelpinghand-il.org9649 W 55th St, 60525-3632 · Countryside, ILTax-exempt since Jul 1964Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Transforming lives of all connected to Helping Hand through genuine care and education so people with intellectual/developmental disabilities are equally valued in all communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$469K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$469K
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
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $279K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$14.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$21.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.3M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.0M
FY2021$16.3M
FY2022$16.2M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$35.4M
FY2025$26.3M
Expenses
$14.7M
FY2021▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.5M
FY2021$14.7M
FY2022$15.9M
FY2023$22.0M
FY2024$20.7M
FY2025$23.5M
Net assets
$21.7M
FY2021▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.7M
FY2021$21.7M
FY2022$19.7M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$31.8M
FY2025$35.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1964.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $12.5M Management & general 12% · $1.7M Fundraising 3% · $492K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $469K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$216,601Pt VII · Sec A
$144,346Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Programs
$108,029Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Stephen Dwyer’s $322K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 80th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Stephen Dwyer$321,876$272,364$249,831$237,339——
William Dwyer————$216,601$187,805
Kenneth Gaul$211,554$181,138$167,929$147,721——
April Dislers$151,069$123,143————
Ken Gaul————$144,346$129,129
Latreece Vankinscott$143,928$120,741————
Marissa Post$137,849—$107,936———
Melissa Mackay Campbell$131,938$117,716$111,331$104,704——

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

Empowering people with disabilities through care and education for equal community value.

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3 programs · $12.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community living programs in our residential programs, we served over 76 individuals at 12 different sites to provide support for individuals with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the local community. Our residential facilities are heavily focused on independence and community integration.

$4.6Mprogram expense
02

Helping hand school and pediatric outpatient clinic together as a collaborative team, the child, the PARENT/GUARDIAN, and our very skilled and experienced therapists and educators, work to reach each child's highest potential.

$4.5Mprogram expense
03

Adult day programs helping hand center continues to provide high quality services and programs. We offer individualized services and programs that focus on a wellness model. The adult services program served more than 400 individuals with disabilities in our developmental training program, vocational training, high school transition and…

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $5.2M · 2022–2023
Helping Hand FoundationIL · FY2023$843,838
Helping Hand FoundationIL · FY2022$4,371,730

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$218K
Money outPt IX
$14.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.5M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$492K
Owns and owesPt X
$21.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$24.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$220K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$218K
Total revenueLn 12$16.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$15.4M
Total assetsLn 16$24.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$21.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5267
VolunteersI 6315
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M$24.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$16.7M$21.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.2M$8.0M$906K$286K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.5M$167K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$670K$583K$66K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Information technologyLn 14$329K$241K$63K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$604K$579K$19K$6K
TravelLn 17$51K$51K$89
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$254K$234K$17K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$169K$142K$27K$460
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.1M$306K$87K
All other expensesLn 24e$142K$83K$38K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.7M$12.5M$1.7M$492K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.3M$23.5M$2.8M$35.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $35.4M$20.7M$14.7M$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.3M$22.0M−$3.7M$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.2M$15.9M$350K$19.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $16.3M$14.7M$1.7M$21.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.0M$14.5M$2.5M$16.7M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,307,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,331,107$3,220,104
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,355,157$12,869,191
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $297,340$218,484
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,983,604$16,307,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,916,132$11,559,488
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,606,999$3,092,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,523,131$14,651,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,460,473$1,655,808
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $16,307,779 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,296,033
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$924,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$219,796
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,220,104
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,869,191$12,869,191
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $215,871$215,871
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,613$2,613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,871,804 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $215,871$16,307,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,651,971 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,032,086 · Management $906,085 · Fundraising $286,227$9,224,398
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,455,000 · Management $167,176 · Fundraising $43,221$1,665,397
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $582,689 · Management $65,829 · Fundraising $21,175$669,693
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $40,336$40,336
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,950$35,950
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $241,463 · Management $62,976 · Fundraising $24,514$328,953
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $578,662 · Management $19,236 · Fundraising $5,691$603,589
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50,841 · Management $89$50,930
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $234,380 · Management $17,251 · Fundraising $2,032$253,663
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $141,576 · Management $27,312 · Fundraising $460$169,348
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,074,371 · Management $306,192 · Fundraising $87,077$1,467,640
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,179 · Management $37,572 · Fundraising $21,323$142,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,474,247 · Management $1,686,004 · Fundraising $491,720$14,651,971
Part X · Balance sheet $24,077,855 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,073,499$5,320,831
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $928,390$875,995
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $77,062$58,126
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,195,737$2,396,843
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,064,217$15,426,060
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,338,905$24,077,855
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,963,509$1,799,434
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $640,000$550,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,628,135$2,349,434
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,646,553$6,260,502
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,064,217$15,467,919
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,710,770$21,728,421
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,338,905$24,077,855
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,728,421 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,307,779
XI-2 Total expenses$14,651,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,655,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,710,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,361,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,728,421

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