Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
8 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Teresa Taggart’s $27K as Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Taggart | $27,144 | $31,714 | $29,106 | $31,402 |
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.
See Help the Helpless executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Help the Helpless is an international affairs nonprofit based in Minneapolis, MN, formed in 1997.
Questions for Help the Helpless
Your first name shows with your question. Help the Helpless answers here, for everyone.
Help the helpless raises funds and supports the missionary work of the home of the mother catholic order in ecuador. The children and families are provided with clothing, food, education, shelter and the teachings of the catholic church.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-1878721) · Dispute this lineHelp the helpless raises funds and supports the works of ST. Mary's school and orphanage for the handicapped, deaf, poor and abandoned children in southern india. Approximatley 2,000 children are provided food, shelter, clothes, education, medical assistance and gospel teachings.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-1878721) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2K | $2K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4K | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $1.2M | $1.2M | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $32K | $32K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $17K | $17K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $3K | $3K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $59K | $28K | $31K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3K | $3K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $568 | $568 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $55K | $53K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $97K | $31K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 6, 2026 | $1.9M | $1.3M | $615K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 18, 2025 | $1.3M | $1.4M | −$74K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 16, 2024 | $1.1M | $1.3M | −$215K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $876K | $954K | −$78K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $1.9M | $1.1M | $773K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 | $983K | $913K | $69K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $1,332,621 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,332,621 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,406,614 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,479,198 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,475,950 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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