The Help EIN 47-1855675

The Help

EIN  47-1855675 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO Founded 2016
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers low-income women impacted by the system with resources for economic success.
Leadership
Candance Wesson · President · $59K
Money in and out
$176K revenue, $176K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Empowers low-income women impacted by the system with resources for economic success. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $176K in revenue, $176K in expenses, and $12K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$176K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$176K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $0
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -38% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$176K
FY2025▼ -20%
Expenses
$176K
FY2025▼ -20%
Total assets
$12K
FY2025▼ -48%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$176K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$176K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$0
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $142K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The HelpKC provides workforce development and employment readiness services designed to assist participants in obtaining and maintaining employment. Services provided include CPR certification, resume development assistance, interview preparation, financial literacy education, and job referral support.

$77Kprogram expense
02

KC Litter Abatement- The HelpKC partnered with the City of Kansas City Public Works Department to provide community clean-up and illegal dumping abatement services throughout Kansas City communities.

$58Kprogram expense
03

The Help House provides structured housing support services for women overcoming barriers to stable housing and economic independence. The program offers supportive housing services and programming designed to assist participants with long-term self-sufficiency and personal stability.

$7Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Help
EINHdr · item D47-1855675
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thehelpkc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$58,816Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Candance Wesson’s $59K as President is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Candance Wesson$58,816$97,812
Candance Wesson$42,656$18,560$7,577$42,195
Jennifer McNeal$8,190

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%$176K
— government grantsLn 1e$102K
Total revenueLn 12$176K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$176K
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$12K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12K · Operating expenses/yr $176K
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $176K · Total expenses $176K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $176K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $176K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $97K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $176K · Total revenue $176K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $102K · Total revenue $176K
58%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $176K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $176K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $176K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $176K · Prior year $220K
-20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $77K · FY2025 $176K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $12K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $176K · Expenses $176K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $12K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $12K · Total assets $12K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $12K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Candance Wesson · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $176K
33%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $62K · Total expenses $176K
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth -20%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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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 (Latest)$176K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$165K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$63K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$22K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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