The Briermost Foundation INC

Parma, OH · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2015 · Mental Health

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$560K
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$623K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$560K
FY2025▼ -51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$191K
FY2020$644K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$560K
Expenses
$623K
FY2025▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$184K
FY2020$287K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$453K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$623K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$323K
FY2020$680K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2018-05-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Briermost Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D47-5522652
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CParma, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F30)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.briermost.org

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 $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program services95%$592K
Management & general4%$24K
Fundraising1%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$623K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -50% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -120% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2019$323K
FY2020$682K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2025▲ +106%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2019$0
FY2020$1K
FY2021$727
FY2022$254
FY2023$19K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$28K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$63K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$560K
— government grantsLn 1e$21K
Total revenueLn 12$560K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $28K · Operating expenses/yr $623K
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $592K · Total expenses $623K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $623K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $623K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $573K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $560K · Total revenue $560K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $21K · Total revenue $560K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $560K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $560K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $623K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $560K · Prior year $1.1M
-51%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $191K · FY2025 $560K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $560K · Expenses $623K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.3M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erin L Helms · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $623K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $133K · Total expenses $623K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Revenue growth -51%——

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
Executive Di
$60,320Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin L Helms’s $60K as Executive Di is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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
Erin L Helms————$71,520$42,414
Erin L Helms$60,320$69,720$61,020$46,780——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Offers safe housing and life skills training for women recovering from addiction.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $583K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The briermost foundation has continued to provide quality recovery housing and promote purpose-filled living to women in recovery from substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

$570Kprogram expense
02

Briermost is always looking for ways to meet the needs of our community. We have identified women who have minor children is an underserved population. Our executive team worked together and has been awarded funding for 2022 to open an apartment building to serve women and children

$10Kprogram expense
03

Our farm-based training program gives residents an array of skills that can transfer to a wide range of employment opportunities in cuyahoga county and beyond. As they participate in farm operations, residents acquire skills in budgeting, planning, the sciences, maintenance, record-keeping, bookkeeping, research and customer-service…

$4Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$600

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $560K$623K-51% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$509K+156% 990 PDF
FY2023 $446K$453K+10% 990 PDF
FY2022 $406K$430K-1% 990 PDF
FY2021 $411K$479K-36% 990 PDF
FY2020 $644K$287K+237% 990 PDF
FY2019 $191K$184K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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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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