Housing Helpers INC

Tax-deductible

Maywood, IL501(c)(3)Since 1990HousingEIN 36-3762412Revenue $243K in FY2025

On file with the IRShousinghelpersinc.org602 N 3rd Ave, 60153-1118 · Maywood, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Redevelops foreclosed homes as affordable Housing for low to moderate income families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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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FY2025 · 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
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
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 9% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$243K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$281K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$389K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2025▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$0
FY2020$91K
FY2021$646K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$831K
FY2025$243K
Expenses
$281K
FY2025▼ -75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$7K
FY2020$50K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$281K
Net assets
$389K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$44K
FY2020$85K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$426K
FY2025$389K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1992.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $219K Management & general 22% · $62K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$30,275Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$4,160Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Lira’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2019
Sarah Lira$30,275$28,000$27,583$50,000$25,962—
Loretta Brown$4,160$7,470————
Gerry Goodlow—————$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

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

Rebuilds foreclosed homes into affordable housing for families.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $219K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Redevelops foreclosed homes as affordable housing for low to moderate income families.

$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 · FY2024
ForefrontFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Money outPt IX
$281K
Ln 25
Programscol B$219K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$389K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Government grantsLn 1e$131K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$317K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K
Total assetsLn 16$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$389K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$317K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$530K$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$426K$389K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$2K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200K$195K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$348$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$936$253$683
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$700
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$281K$219K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $243K$281K−$37K$389K 990 PDF
FY2024 $831K$1.1M−$298K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$252K$725K 990 PDF
FY2022 $590K$388K$202K$473K 990 PDF
FY2021 $646K$474K$172K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 $91K$50K$41K$85K 990 PDF
FY2019 $0$7K−$7K$44K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $243,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $558,937$243,486
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $271,650$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $830,787$243,486
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,129,243$280,619
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,129,243$280,619
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$298,456−$37,133
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $243,486 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$130,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,526
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$243,486
VIII-12 Total revenue$243,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $280,619 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,496 · Management $18,660$21,156
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $194,653 · Management $5,100$199,753
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,883$15,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $348 · Management $5,361$5,709
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,488$15,488
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $253 · Management $683$936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,994 · Management $700$21,694
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $218,744 · Management $61,875 · Fundraising $0$280,619
Part X · Balance sheet $434,472 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,240$317,152
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $151,815$44,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $87,919$72,431
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $529,974$434,472
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $103,578$45,218
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,587$45,218
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $426,387$389,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $426,387$389,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $529,974$434,472
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $389,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,486
XI-2 Total expenses$280,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$426,387
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$389,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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