Helping Hand Worldwide INC FY2021 filing

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To combat hunger and poverty by providing food, clothes, educational materials etc. To people in need. The primary focus is seniors, children and military families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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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FY2021 · 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 · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$212K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.8M
Net assets
$212K
FY2021▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$170K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.5M Management & general 2% · $25K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, D
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretart/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sita Helms’s $17K as President, D is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Sita Helms$16,735$75,550$75,550

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 food, clothing, and educational materials to seniors, children, and military families.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

To combat hunger and poverty by providing food, clothes and educational materials, etc. To people in need. The primary focus is seniors, children and military families.

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 2 funders$36K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$212K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$212K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.2M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$330K$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$212K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.2M$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$140K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$19K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$43K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.5M$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 12, 2025 $2.7M$2.8M−$59K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2024 $1.7M$1.8M−$55K$229K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2023 $1.8M$1.7M$72K$284K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 11, 2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$88K$212K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 9, 2021 $1.5M$1.5M$41K$300K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,410,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,492,865$1,410,986
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,492,867$1,410,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,226,785$1,207,949
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $147,614$157,739
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,487$133,109
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,451,886$1,498,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,981−$87,810
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,410,987 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$19,756
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,391,230
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,207,949
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,410,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1$1,410,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,498,797 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,207,949$1,207,949
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,295$140,295
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,444$17,444
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,944$2,944
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,802$3,802
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,360 · Management $2,360$4,720
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,858$2,858
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,240$40,240
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,440 · Management $3,495$22,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,038 · Management $12,572$55,610
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,473,624 · Management $25,173 · Fundraising $0$1,498,797
Part X · Balance sheet $262,340 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $234,501$106,321
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,528$156,019
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $330,029$262,340
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$50,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,879$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,150$212,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $330,029$262,340
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,410,987
XI-2 Total expenses$1,498,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,810
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,150
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,340

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