Help seniors & individuals with disabilities maintain independence & continue living in their homes. Services include: transportation, grocery assistance and home support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 879 volunteers and 25 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $244K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$116K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $288K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$937K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$837K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$937K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$969K
FY2024$903K
FY2025$937K
Expenses
$837K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$945K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$837K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$739K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Dec 1982.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $704K Management & general 10% · $84K Fundraising 6% · $49K

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; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$116,082Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Beginning September
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Cotch$116,082$115,831$113,478$101,391$97,982$105,502
Michelle Nayar—$9,371————

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

Provides transportation, grocery help, and home support so seniors and disabled individuals can live independently at home.

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1 program · $704K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Help at your door provides services to help seniors and individuals with disabilities maintain their independence. To reduce social isolation, improve health outcomes, and enhance quality of life, we match each client with a volunteer to foster a relationship, help place grocery orders, organize transportation requests, and provide…

$704Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$288K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$937K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$604K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Money outPt IX
$837K
Ln 25
Programscol B$704K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$604K
Government grantsLn 1e$322K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$937K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 6879
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.4M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$150K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$120K$12K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$410K$366K$13K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$1K$653
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$28K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$34K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$829$788$41
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$200
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K$505
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$40K$16K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$32K$942
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$51K$4K$608
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$79
Total functional expensesLn 25$837K$704K$84K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $937K$837K$100K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $903K$777K$127K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $969K$745K$223K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$730K$284K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$753K$351K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$945K$382K$739K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $937,054 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $516,816$603,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $278,616$245,917
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $64,142$56,448
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,486$30,956
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $903,060$937,054
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 $586,339$634,513
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,175$202,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $776,514$836,713
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,546$100,341
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $937,054 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,246
VIII-1e Government grants$322,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,144
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$603,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $245,917$245,917
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,448$56,448
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,956$30,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $245,917 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $87,404$937,054
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $836,713 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,821 · Management $11,906 · Fundraising $9,327$141,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $365,776 · Management $13,147 · Fundraising $30,580$409,503
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,596 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $653$6,374
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,641 · Management $12,754$40,395
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,358 · Fundraising $2,829$37,187
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,800$15,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $788 · Management $41$829
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,253 · Management $200$5,453
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,213 · Management $1,638 · Fundraising $505$5,356
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,811 · Management $1,366$12,177
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,832 · Management $15,641 · Fundraising $4,238$59,711
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,655 · Management $942$32,597
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,168 · Management $5,515$10,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,432 · Management $3,541 · Fundraising $608$55,581
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,934 · Management $79$4,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $704,278 · Management $83,695 · Fundraising $48,740$836,713
Part X · Balance sheet $1,994,311 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $193,464$278,502
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,245,977$1,444,775
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $159,588$78,080
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,170$21,018
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,503$3,449
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $150,250$117,653
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,719$50,834
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,883,671$1,994,311
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,755$116,910
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $89,657$52,273
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $159,412$169,183
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,711,759$1,825,128
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,500$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,724,259$1,825,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,883,671$1,994,311
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,825,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$937,054
XI-2 Total expenses$836,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,724,259
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$528
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,825,128

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