Hi-Lines Help for Abused Spouses INC EIN 36-3368786

Hi-Lines Help for Abused Spouses INC

EIN  36-3368786 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Conrad, MT Founded 1986
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Offers safe homes, counseling, legal help, and a crisis line for abuse survivors.
Leadership
Connie Huffman · Executive Director · $102K
Money in and out
$58K revenue, $389K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Offers safe homes, counseling, legal help, and a crisis line for abuse survivors. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $58K in revenue, $389K in expenses, and $684K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$58K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$389K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$684K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$331K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-571%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1012% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$58K
FY2025▼ -95%
Expenses
$389K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$695K
FY2025▼ -32%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2025▼ -9%
Total revenue
$58K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$389K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$684K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$331K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$695K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $303K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Compensation

Advocates spend their time assisting clients by offering peer counseling, legal advocacy, referrals, educational presentations, and making arrangements for safe homes or shelters and food. Project partners spend time fulfilling their obligations to our clients.

$285Kprogram expense
02

Direct Client Services

DCS are items or bills paid for clients as they are seeking for domestic violence or fleeing a dangerous situation. This includes items such as bills for rent, deposits, utilities, document copies, fuel for transportation, hotels, train/bus tickets and clothing.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Advocate Travel

Advocates at times are required to travel to assist and render services and for public awareness.

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHi-Lines Help for Abused Spouses INC
EINHdr · item D36-3368786
Principal addressHdr · item CConrad, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hlhas.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1986
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$101,590Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Connie Huffman$101,590$101,590$92,836$85,571$79,089

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$56K · 97%
Investment income$2K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$56K
Investment income3%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$36K
Total revenueLn 12$58K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.02
Program services90%$348K
Management & general9%$33K
Fundraising2%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Total assetsLn 16$695K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$684K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $170K · Operating expenses/yr $389K
5.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $348K · Total expenses $389K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $33K · Total expenses $389K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $389K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $22K
$0.34 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $56K · Total revenue $58K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $36K · Total revenue $58K
63%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $58K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $58K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $389K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $58K · Prior year $1.1M
-95%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $954K · FY2025 $58K
-43%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $684K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $58K · Expenses $389K
-571%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $695K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $684K · Total assets $695K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $695K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Connie Huffman · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $102K · Total expenses $389K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $311K · Total expenses $389K
80%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -95%

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$500
Grants paid · 4 grants · $10K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$3,992
Unitemized GrantFY2025$3,327
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,442
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,388

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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)$58K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$65K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$284K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$73K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$954K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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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