Bvm Helping Hands

Grayslake, IL · Religious organization · Since 2003 · Religion

✕ IRS exemption revoked
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

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on March 15, 2023

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No — IRS exemption revoked
On the IRS revocation list.
Can I give now?
No — exemption revoked (2023-03-15)
On the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Last filed FY2023 — 3 yrs ago
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBvm Helping Hands
EINHdr · item D41-2115749
Exempt statusHdr · item IRevoked
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2023
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
Latest filingForm 990FY2023 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CGrayslake, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$250K
Management & general3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs-0.4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +357% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +261% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$583K
FY2023▲ +11%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2019$678K
FY2023$525K
FY2023$583K
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2023▼ -91%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2019$5K
FY2023$21K
FY2023$2K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$77K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$583K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Total assetsLn 16$583K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$581K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$296K · 88%
Program service revenue$25K · 8%
Other revenue$15K · 4%
Contributions & grants88%$296K
Program service revenue8%$25K
Other revenue4%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$336K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $70K · Operating expenses/yr $259K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $250K · Total expenses $259K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $259K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $259K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $269K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $296K · Total revenue $336K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $336K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $336K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $336K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $259K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $336K · Prior year $288K
+17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $277K · FY2023 $336K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $581K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $336K · Expenses $259K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $583K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $581K · Total assets $583K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $583K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Angela Tomlinson · Reported title CEO AND PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $73K · Total expenses $259K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $84K · Total expenses $259K
32%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 17%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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.

See Bvm Helping Hands executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 2Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Bvm Helping Hands claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $250K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Funds used to further the charitable purpose of the organization including setting up and running the radio station which provides educational programming.

$250Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2023 $288K$329K+4% 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Not on file
FY2019 $277K$193K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Not shown yet: ratings, outcomes, and peer benchmarks. A Form 990 doesn’t report them.

Similar organizations you could support

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Bvm Helping Hands →

Run this organization? Claim this page

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.