Helping Hands nutritionals services, INC. (hhns) is a not-for-profit corporation whose primary activity is serving as a sponsoring organization of day care homes under the child and adult care food program (7 cfr, part 226), under section 17 of the national school lunch act. This Service is provided through the south carolina department of social services. The organization's Service area is the state of south carolina.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $496 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$545K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$567K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$27K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$545K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$545K
Expenses
$567K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$515K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$567K
Net assets
$27K
FY2024▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$5K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$55K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$27K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1997.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $458K Management & general 19% · $109K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sponsors day care homes providing meals through a federal food program across South Carolina.

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1 program · $458K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Helping hands nutritionals services, inc. (HHNS) is a not-for-profit corporation whose primary activity is serving as a sponsoring organization of day care homes under the child and adult care food program (7 CFR, part 226), under section 17 of the national school lunch act.

$458Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2021
Gap FoundationFY2021$100
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$545K
Money outPt IX
$567K
Ln 25
Programscol B$458K
Managementcol C$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$545K
Government grantsLn 1e$545K
Total revenueLn 12$545K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$49K$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$900$900
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$480K$458K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$480$480
Total functional expensesLn 25$567K$458K$109K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $545K$567K−$22K$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $536K$543K−$6K$49K 990 PDF
FY2022 $611K$579K$31K$55K 990 PDF
FY2021 $494K$494K−$651$24K 990 PDF
FY2020 $511K$515K−$5K−$5K 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 $544,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $536,337$544,831
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $536,337$544,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,872$77,032
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $469,927$489,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $542,799$566,663
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,462−$21,832
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $544,831 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$544,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$544,831
VIII-12 Total revenue$544,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $566,663 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $61,498$61,498
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $15,534$15,534
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $900$900
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,603$1,603
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,777$6,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $458,026 · Management $21,845$479,871
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $480$480
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $458,026 · Management $108,637 · Fundraising $0$566,663
Part X · Balance sheet $36,343 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,093$36,343
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,093$36,343
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,436$9,518
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,436$9,518
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,657$26,825
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,093$36,343
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,825 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$544,831
XI-2 Total expenses$566,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,832
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,657
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,825

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