Matthews Help Center helps IT neighbors survive financial crisis by providing short-term assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $323K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $221K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$940K
Spent
$855K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$940K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$940K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$855K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$855K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Mar 1981.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $655K Management & general 14% · $123K Fundraising 9% · $78K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$78,318Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Conway$94,669$94,417$92,821$89,606$84,832$78,318

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

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2 programs · $655K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

MHC'S primary program provides short-term financial assistance for expenses related to housing and transportation. However, MHC supports several other complementary programs. At our food pantry, clients receive the food items needed to feed their household for 1 week.

$655Kprogram expense
02

Donated services that do meet the criteria for recognition, along with donated materials, are recorded at the estimated fair value as revenue and expense. During the year ended june 30, 2019, MHC recognized $268,865 as contributed revenue and expense for various in-kind goods and SERVICES.IN accordance to the tax return instructions…

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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$940K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$473K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$855K
Ln 25
Programscol B$655K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$709K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$473K
Investment incomeLn 3$258
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$940K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$403K
SavingsLn 2$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$709K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$673K
Other assetsLn 15$209
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$543K$709K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$676K$673K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$367K$367K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$23K$16K$39K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$220K$165K$44K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$17K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$2K$4K$565
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$11K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$32K$7K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$22K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$9K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$6K$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$629$629
Total functional expensesLn 25$855K$655K$123K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.9M$305K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.7M$336K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.6M$481K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.5M$346K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.4M$383K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $940K$855K$85K$1.3M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $940,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $428,548$430,018
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $519,999$473,406
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $541$258
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,245$36,713
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,008,333$940,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $359,136$366,817
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,332$324,828
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,093$163,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $865,561$855,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $142,772$85,305
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $940,395 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$430,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$430,018
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $473,406$473,406
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $258$258
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,713$36,713
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $473,406 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,971$940,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $855,090 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $366,817$366,817
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,495 · Management $15,664 · Fundraising $39,159$78,318
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $165,230 · Management $44,061 · Fundraising $11,015$220,306
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,560 · Management $5,241 · Fundraising $4,403$26,204
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,283$22,283
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,350 · Management $4,248 · Fundraising $565$7,163
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,218$5,218
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,774 · Management $3,605 · Fundraising $2,420$16,799
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,210 · Management $7,491 · Fundraising $1,511$41,212
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,168$2,168
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,017 · Management $2,446$24,463
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,965 · Management $3,172 · Fundraising $1,387$13,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,349 · Management $11,701 · Fundraising $11,936$29,986
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $629$629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $654,767 · Management $122,709 · Fundraising $77,614$855,090
Part X · Balance sheet $1,387,352 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,127$402,610
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $297,003$306,233
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,219$4,968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $676,389$673,332
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,442$209
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,240,180$1,387,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,049$3,794
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,275$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,607$74,004
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,931$77,798
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,224,249$1,309,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,224,249$1,309,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,240,180$1,387,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,309,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$940,395
XI-2 Total expenses$855,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,224,249
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,309,554

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