Help Give Hope EIN 43-1727982

Help Give Hope

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Distributes essential goods and services to people facing hardship. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $820K in revenue, $820K in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1995
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Springfield, MO
Website
helpgivehope.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$820KFY2025
Expenses
$820K
Net assets
$2.5M
People
11
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  43-1727982 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Springfield, MO Founded 1995
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Distributes essential goods and services to people facing hardship.
Leadership
Michael Brady · Executive Director · $120K
Money in and out
$820K revenue, $820K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$820K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$820K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$165
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.02%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -100% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$820K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses
$820K
FY2025▲ +16%
Total assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total revenue
$820K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$820K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$165
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $702K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provided clothing, toys, furniture, appliances, food and automobiles to needy families. Also assisted families with utility, rental assistance, gas vouchers and educational help throughout the fiscal year.

$702Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHelp Give Hope
EINHdr · item D43-1727982
Principal addressHdr · item CSpringfield, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jhelpgivehope.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1995
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Brady’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Michael Brady$120,000$123,759$85,486$76,683
Elizabeth Murray Beairsto$102,080$112,073$101,624
Sandy Zurfluh$31,852$21,648

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$688K · 84%
Investment income$62K · 8%
Other revenue$70K · 8%
Contributions & grants84%$688K
Investment income8%$62K
Other revenue8%$70K
Total revenueLn 12$820K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.11
Program services86%$702K
Management & general4%$31K
Fundraising11%$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$820K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $820K · Less non-cash grants $231K · Cash operating expenses/yr $589K
24.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $702K · Total expenses $820K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $820K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $87K · Total expenses $820K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $92K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $650K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $688K · Total revenue $820K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $820K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $820K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $62K · Total revenue $820K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $820K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $820K · Prior year $792K
+3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $658K · FY2025 $820K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $820K · Expenses $820K
-0.02%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.5M · Total assets $2.5M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.5M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Brady · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $820K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $227K · Total expenses $820K
28%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 3%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$270,792
Unitemized GrantFY2024$219,071
Unitemized GrantFY2023$290,638
Unitemized GrantFY2022$315,398
Unitemized GrantFY2020$205,336

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025$792K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$650K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$658K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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