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.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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FY2024 · 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$3.5M
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
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$35.4M
+93% vs prior year
Spent
$20.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$31.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$35.4M
FY2024▲ +93%
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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
$20.7M
FY2024▼ -6%
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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
$31.8M
FY2024▲ +56%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1964.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $17.5M Management & general 12% · $2.6M Fundraising 3% · $682K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$272,364Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$181,138Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Programs
$123,143Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Human Resources
$120,741Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of School Services
$117,716Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Advancement
$115,398Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Education
$113,360Pt VII · Sec A
$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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 · $16.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Helping hand's community living programs enhances the lives of over 80 individuals at 13 different suburban homes to provide 24-HOUR genuine care and support for people with INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities. Each home encourages autonomy and creates program opportunities that are specific to the persons interests and choice.

$6.9Mprogram expense
02

Helping hand's school for children with INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities and helping hand's extensive outpatient services both focus on preparing and ensuring KEY/CORE skills are enhanced. The school educates over 70 students with a dynamic team that collaborates with the student's school district and family.

$5.8Mprogram expense
03

Helping hand's adult learning programing provides genuine care and education to over 400 adults. There are many focus areas for learning that are chosen by the person in the program so they can achieve their goals. Each person helping hand serves is unique and has their own interests.

$3.4Mprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.2M
Money outPt IX
$20.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.5M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Fundraisingcol D$682K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$35.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.7M
Total revenueLn 12$35.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M
Other assetsLn 15$26.1M
Total assetsLn 16$35.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$31.8M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$770K$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$23.8M$35.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M$31.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$844K$844K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$504K$474K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.5M$11.1M$967K$370K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$634K$563K$50K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.4M$155K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$897K$765K$101K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f$106K$106K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$369K$44K$325K$19
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$29K$22K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$795$1K
Information technologyLn 14$359K$293K$45K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$786K$723K$44K$19K
TravelLn 17$112K$112K$112$76
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$12K$9K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$396K$365K$22K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$251K$217K$32K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.0M$129K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$10K$8K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.7M$17.5M$2.6M$682K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.3M$23.5M$2.8M$35.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $35,431,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,048,779$12,254,638
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,125,189$17,935,741
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,872$5,160,270
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $108,416$80,883
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,318,256$35,431,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,371,730$843,838
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,796,898$16,046,348
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,856,906$3,848,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,025,534$20,738,823
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,707,278$14,692,709
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 $35,431,532 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$251,461
VIII-1e Government grants$1,190,645
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,812,532
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$59,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,254,638
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,935,741$17,935,741
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $497,745$497,745
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,662,525$4,662,525
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $76,549$76,549
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,334$4,334
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,940,075 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,236,819$35,431,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,738,823 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $843,838$843,838
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $473,519 · Fundraising $30,392$503,911
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,114,191 · Management $966,879 · Fundraising $370,162$12,451,232
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $562,707 · Management $49,705 · Fundraising $21,639$634,051
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,351,096 · Management $155,034 · Fundraising $54,148$1,560,278
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $764,651 · Management $100,683 · Fundraising $31,542$896,876
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $31,743$31,743
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,615$44,615
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $106,135$106,135
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,529 · Management $324,984 · Fundraising $19$368,532
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,849 · Management $22,115 · Fundraising $37,013$87,977
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,037 · Management $795 · Fundraising $1,331$3,163
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $292,738 · Management $44,919 · Fundraising $20,929$358,586
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $723,070 · Management $43,914 · Fundraising $19,285$786,269
IX-17 TravelPrograms $112,186 · Management $112 · Fundraising $76$112,374
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,584 · Management $8,880 · Fundraising $14,862$35,326
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $365,176 · Management $22,014 · Fundraising $8,935$396,125
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $217,412 · Management $31,881 · Fundraising $1,646$250,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,049,880 · Management $129,083 · Fundraising $57,322$1,236,285
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,023 · Management $7,685 · Fundraising $12,860$30,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,491,967 · Management $2,564,695 · Fundraising $682,161$20,738,823
Part X · Balance sheet $35,257,573 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $26,966; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $769,801$1,266,839
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$1,510,030
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,917,643$1,914,368
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,470$44,759
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,192,039$4,360,561
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $339,496$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,468,264$26,134,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,834,247$35,257,573
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,614,089$3,083,318
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $809,496$390,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,423,585$3,473,318
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,945,573$31,784,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,465,089$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,410,662$31,784,255
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,834,247$35,257,573
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,784,255 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$35,431,532
XI-2 Total expenses$20,738,823
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,692,709
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,410,662
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,319,116
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,784,255

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