Help Center INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Bozeman, MT501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-0309373Revenue $1.5M in FY2022

On file with the IRSbozemanhelpcenter.org699 Farmhouse Ln, 59715-9402 · Bozeman, MTTax-exempt since Jun 1973Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Help Center, INC. Is to provide information, outreach, direct services, advocacy, crisis counseling, and therapy to clientele in a safe, confidential environment. The intent is to assist clients in gaining insight, clarity, empowerment, client centered solutions, and life improvement in the wake of life's difficulties and in the aftermath of traumatic events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2022 · 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 $1.0M a year · 37% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$740K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Jun 1973.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.1M Management & general 21% · $301K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$70,557Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Powell’s $105K as CEO is at the 40th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Powell$105,373$92,573$80,806$70,557$66,568$63,531

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers confidential support, counseling, and resources for life's difficulties and trauma.

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3 programs · $858K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The help center program (HC) provides 24/7 SUICIDE/CRISIS counseling and follow-up, and resource INFORMATION/REFERRAL to callers from 13 counties. Additionally, the HC is open to client walk-ins and provides suicide PREVENTION/INTERVENTION education to communities as well as free ongoing counseling to those who cannot afford it…

$430Kprogram expense
02

Sacks thrift, located in downtown bozeman, continues to provide support for the programs of help center, inc as well as maintains a voucher system for those in need or affected by disaster to obtain emergency clothing and household items. They provide reuse recycle services for the area through their innovative thrift store practives.

$221Kprogram expense
03

Hearts and homes (H&H) provides supervised family visitation, custody exchange, visit coaching, therapeutic interventions and parenting classes. In 2022, H&H provided 1,574 hours of family visitation to 147 children and their parents. 41 parents took part in classes and services.

$207Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$883K
Other incomeLn 4–11$439K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$301K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$647K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$883K
Government grantsLn 1e$486K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$115K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Other incomeLn 4–11$439K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$496K
SavingsLn 2$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$492K
Other assetsLn 15$202
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 658
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$566K$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$499K$492K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$19K$57K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$887K$808K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$72K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$104K$480$103K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$304
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$694
Information technologyLn 14$25K$21K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
TravelLn 17$396$396
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$541$541
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$31K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$60K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$13K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$301K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$2.7M$442K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.3M$2.3M$4.0M$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$1.7M$784K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$108K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.3M$529K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.2M$380K$740K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,509,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,155,013$882,664
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $288,905$187,846
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$685$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $368,084$439,108
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,811,317$1,509,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,073,425$1,058,456
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,558$343,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,281,983$1,401,731
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $529,334$107,887
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,509,618 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $439,421 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$115,032
VIII-1e Government grants$485,996
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$281,636
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$882,664
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $187,846$187,846
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$313−$313
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $627,267 · Excluded from tax −$313$1,509,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,401,731 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,835 · Management $56,504$75,339
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $808,209 · Management $78,707$886,916
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,921 · Management $3,810$12,731
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,948 · Management $11,522$83,470
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $480 · Management $103,440$103,920
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,180 · Management $304$2,484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,055 · Management $694$3,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,269 · Management $3,963$25,232
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,434$40,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $396$396
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $541$541
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,509$21,509
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,340 · Management $5,563$36,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,512 · Management $2,954$62,466
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,734 · Management $2,907$15,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,100,822 · Management $300,909 · Fundraising $0$1,401,731
Part X · Balance sheet $1,510,080 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $416,043$496,430
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,049$150,094
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $304,823$325,818
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,827
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,440$40,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $498,819$491,809
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $200$202
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,382,374$1,510,080
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $88,458$108,880
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,000$24,397
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113,458$133,277
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,118,916$1,156,803
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,000$220,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,268,916$1,376,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,382,374$1,510,080
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,376,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,509,618
XI-2 Total expenses$1,401,731
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,268,916
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,376,803

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