Help by Phone Ltd FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Hyattsville, MD501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 52-1125864Revenue $129K in FY2020

On file with the IRS6201 Belcrest Rd, 20782-2913 · Hyattsville, MDTax-exempt since Oct 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Distribution of free food and clothing. Limited Payments towards short term prescriptions. Free food and Shelter in Churches for 15 weeks during winter month. (We were not able to do this this past year due to COVID 19.)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$129K
Spent
$143K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$129K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$57K
FY2024$29K
Expenses
$143K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$29K
Net assets
$83K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$4K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1978.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $77K Management & general 46% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daphne Marke’s $9K as Treasurer is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Help by Phone——$55,000$55,000—
Lois Jones————$55,000
Daphne Marke$9,350$10,800$7,660——
Director$7,113$9,600———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides free food, clothing, shelter, and limited prescription assistance.

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3 programs · $77K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Distribution of free food,purchase of $86,412 plus an additional $142,477 of donated foor (estimate). Individuals are provided packaged food for 3 meals for 3 days,estimated at $2.22/MEAL=$20/PERSON. Estimated number of people = 11,500. Estimated number of meals = 103,000

$77Kprogram expense
02

Run homeless shelter at night for 15 weeks in local churches. Churches PROVIDE/DONATE space and food. Actuals for 2020 is approximately 15 men per night for 77 nights. Shelter was closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Estimated services is 1155 bed-nights. Dinner and breakfast provided by church members = 2310 meals.

Pt IX · col B
03

Distributed COATS/HATS/GLOVES to children via elementary schools.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$129K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Money outPt IX
$143K
Ln 25
Programscol B$77K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$129K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$97K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$97K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$55K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$450$450
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$186$186
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$77K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$143K$77K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $29K$29K$151$4K 990 PDF
FY2023 $57K$53K$4K$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $65K$138K−$73K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $147K$154K−$6K$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $129K$143K−$14K$83K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $128,929 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,708$128,929
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,708$128,929
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,208$59,207
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,890$83,673
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,098$142,880
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,610−$13,951
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $128,929 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$49,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,179
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,929
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$128,929
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,880 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $55,000$55,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,207$4,207
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $450$450
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,375$6,375
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $186$186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,662 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,662
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,662 · Management $66,218 · Fundraising $0$142,880
Part X · Balance sheet $83,063 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,014$83,063
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $97,014$83,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $97,014$83,063
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,014$83,063
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $97,014$83,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,063 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$128,929
XI-2 Total expenses$142,880
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,951
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,014
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,063

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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