Our Helpers EIN 46-2193321

Our Helpers FY2021 filing

EIN  46-2193321 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Columbus, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps immigrants overcome social and economic challenges.
Leadership
Laura Abbas Thru 72022 · Chief Operations Officer · $10K
Money in and out
$298K revenue, $224K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Helps immigrants overcome social and economic challenges. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $298K in revenue, $224K in expenses, and $138K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$298K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$224K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$138K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $74K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$298K
FY2021▲ +198%
Expenses
$224K
FY2021▲ +342%
Total assets
$138K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$298K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$224K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$138K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$138K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $193K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Our Helpers Primary Program Service Accomplishments Include

1) employment services - helping new americans obtain employment through job search assistance, write resumes, practice employment interviews, and teaching language SKILLS.2) language support services - help communicating with somali, arabic, or swahili speaking audiences or help with document TRANSLATION.3) our light youth program -…

$193Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COur Helpers
EINHdr · item D46-2193321
Principal addressHdr · item CColumbus, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ourhelpers.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P84)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operations Officer
$10,150Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Dorothy Hassan PHD$80,000$60,000$60,000
Laura Abbas Thru 72022$26,124$10,150

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 & grants100%$298K
Investment income$3
Other revenue$405
— government grantsLn 1e$296K
Total revenueLn 12$298K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$193K
Management & general14%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$138K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $138K · Operating expenses/yr $224K
7.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $193K · Total expenses $224K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $224K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $224K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $14K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $298K · Total revenue $298K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $296K · Total revenue $298K
99%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $298K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3 · Total revenue $298K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $224K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $298K · Prior year $100K
+198%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $138K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $298K · Expenses $224K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $138K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $138K · Total assets $138K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $138K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laura Abbas Thru 72022 · Reported title CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $10K · Total expenses $224K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $10K · Total expenses $224K
5%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 198%
Legal fee ratio 1%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$39K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $975K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,396
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,487
Unitemized GrantFY2022$877,946
Unitemized GrantFY2021$77,270

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$324K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$257K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$298K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$54K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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