Bvm Helping Hands

Tax-deductible

Grayslake, IL501(c)(3)Since 2003ReligionEIN 41-2115749

Offer educational programming to the local community specifically to offer programming that is evangelical and catechetical in nature, providing instruction in the teachings of christianity and insight into the gospels and highlight sports figures who are exemplary role models.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$336K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$259K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$581K
By yearFY2019–FY2023
Revenue
$336K
FY2023▲ +17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$277K
FY2023$288K
FY2023$336K
Expenses
$259K
FY2023▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$193K
FY2023$329K
FY2023$259K
Net assets
$581K
FY2023▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$673K
FY2023$504K
FY2023$581K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Mar 2023, reinstated. IRS ruling Aug 2023, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2023.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $250K Management & general 3% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and President
$73,477Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Tomlinson’s $73K as CEO and President is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2023FY2023FY2019
Angela Tomlinson$73,477$81,293$89,653

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers educational programs and a radio station sharing Christian teachings and highlighting exemplary role models.

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1 program service account for $250K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Funds used to further the charitable purpose of the organization including setting up and running the radio station which provides educational programming.

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$336K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$250K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$581K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$336K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$504K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$581K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$504K$504K
Total assetsLn 16$525K$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$504K$581K
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$73K$66K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$440
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$562
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$740$740
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$80$80
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$47K$47K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$107K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$250K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 $288K$329K−$41K$504K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Not on file
FY2019 $277K$193K$84K$673K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $336,138 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$295,896
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$295,896
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$25,300
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$14,942
VIII-12 Total revenue$336,138
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,802 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 staffPrograms $66,130 · Management $7,347$73,477
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,969 · Management $440$4,409
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,059 · Management $562$5,621
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $740$740
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,958$4,958
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $80$80
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,192$47,192
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,010$9,010
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,189$6,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,126$107,126
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,453 · Management $8,349 · Fundraising $0$258,802
Part X · Balance sheet $583,277 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,955$69,693
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $589$589
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $504,175$504,175
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,069$8,820
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,788$583,277
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,659$1,812
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,659$1,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $504,129$581,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,788$583,277
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $581,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$336,138
XI-2 Total expenses$258,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$77,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$504,129
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$581,465

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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