Help Peru, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity based in New York that supports charity organizations that help to build a better future for Peru's most vulnerable populations. We do this by working in partnership with local leaders and community organizations to develop, grow, and support sustainable programs that advance our mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $135K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$410K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$432K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$467K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$432K
FY2023▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$549K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$698K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$467K
FY2023▲ +106%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$467K
FY2024$599K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$331K
FY2023▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$857K
FY2025$840K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $467K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Price’s $81K as Executive Dir. is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Price$80,889$73,530$95,000$48,750——
Alejandra Maria Linares-Rivas Baran————$56,136$62,500

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves access to education, healthcare, and everyday needs for underprivileged Peruvians.

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1 program · $467K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Help Peru, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity based in New York that supports charity organizations to build a better future for Peru's most vulnerable populations. We do this by working in partnership with local leaders and community organizations to develop, grow, and support sustainable programs that advance our mission.

$467Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$432K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Other incomeLn 4–11$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$467K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$536K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$410K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$210K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$432K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$515K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$536K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$410K
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$568K$536K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$199K$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$766K$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$410K$410K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$331K
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$274K$274K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$96K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$552$552
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$467K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.0M−$17K$840K 990 PDF
FY2024 $698K$599K$100K$857K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $432K$467K−$35K$331K 990 PDF
FY2022 $582K$227K$355K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021 $363K$357K$6K$440K 990 PDF
FY2020 $549K$529K$20K$434K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $431,845 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $294,772$217,287
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $241$5,052
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $286,752$209,506
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $581,765$431,845
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $140,815$273,605
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,341$127,183
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,725$65,776
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $226,881$466,564
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $354,884−$34,719
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $431,845 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$120,005
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$97,282
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,405
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$217,287
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,052$5,052
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$209,506
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,052$431,845
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,564 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $273,605$273,605
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,050$96,050
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,930$20,930
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $552$552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,651$9,651
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,500$9,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,450$32,450
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,972$2,972
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,907$2,907
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,417$10,417
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,195$3,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,335$4,335
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $466,564 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$466,564
Part X · Balance sheet $740,734 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $546,463$515,446
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,047$21,049
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $198,535$204,239
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $766,045$740,734
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $409,515$409,515
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $409,515$409,515
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $356,530$331,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $766,045$740,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$431,845
XI-2 Total expenses$466,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$356,530
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,558
XI-7 Investment expenses−$150
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,219

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