Damascus Help INC

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EIN 52-1651722 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Damascus, MD
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$64K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses
$54K
FY2025▲ +31%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Offers free food, financial aid, clothing, and furniture to families in need. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $64K in revenue, $54K in expenses, and $271K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Damascus, MD
Website
www.damascushelp.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$64KFY2025
Expenses
$54K
Net assets
$271K
People
10
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Offers free food, financial aid, clothing, and furniture to families in need.
Leadership
Rita Noble · General Chairperson
Money in and out
$64K revenue, $54K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Amazonsmile Foundation

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $135 received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

100% to programs

100% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

<$100K · ↑ +9% vs prior year

Revenue band <$100K, +9% versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$64K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$54K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$271K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
60.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -48% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$271K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$271K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDamascus Help INC
EINHdr · item D52-1651722
Principal addressHdr · item CDamascus, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.damascushelp.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
General Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Correspondence Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Assistance Committee Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Food Committee Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Furniture Committee Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer of the Day Committee Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $53K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

There were 710 food deliveries for 2025 in the form of at least a three days' worth of groceries to help 191 families for a total of 708 people. There were 64 individuals given grocery store gift cards and 4 families given groceries for Thanksgiving food for a total of 38 individuals.

$26Kprogram expense
02

Financial assistance was given for prescriptions, rents, and utilities for a total of 70 families for a total of 236 people.

$26Kprogram expense
03

Seven people were given rides to medical appointments in 2025.

$415program expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$59K · 92%
Investment income$5K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$59K
Investment income8%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$64K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$54K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$269K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$271K
Months of cash on handcomputed59.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $269K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $54K · Less non-cash grants $230 · Cash operating expenses/yr $54K
60.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $54K · Total expenses $54K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $54K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $54K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $203 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $55K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $59K · Total revenue $64K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $64K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $64K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $64K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $54K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $64K · Prior year $59K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $118K · FY2025 $64K
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $271K · Beginning of year $261K
+4%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $64K · Expenses $54K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $271K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $271K · Total assets $271K
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) $271K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rita Noble · Reported title General Chairperson · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $54K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $54K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 9%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$135
Grants paid · 30 grants · $159K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$22,726
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,900
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,915
Unitemized GrantFY2025$205
Unitemized GrantFY2025$200
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,088
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,574
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,051
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,291
Unitemized GrantFY2024$145
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,757
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,048
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,217
Unitemized GrantFY2023$37
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,465
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,661
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,607
Unitemized GrantFY2022$740
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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)$64K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$59K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$60K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$63K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$70K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$118K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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