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H E L P International FY2022 filing

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Johnstown, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 84-1531749Revenue $5.7M in FY2022

On file with the IRShelpint.org1041 S County Road 3, 80534-4097 · Johnstown, COTax-exempt since Jan 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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H.E.L.P. International is on a mission to transform communities, provide humanitarian aid and respond to disasters across the globe.

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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $171K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.7M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$5.7M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$234K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2022▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2022▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$234K
FY2022▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$519K

From the FY2022 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 Jan 2001.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $5.6M Management & general 2% · $97K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ben Fetzer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katherine Peters
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Reeves
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Silon
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms communities, provides aid, and responds to disasters worldwide.

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2 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

H.E.L.P. International collects and distributes used items for those in need locally and globally. This is accomplished by partnering with other charitable organizations, sending missions teams, and shipping containers of goods overseas to the areas of identified need.

$5.6Mprogram expense
02

H.E.L.P. International operates a community development project in eastern uganda. This includes a grade school, scholarship programs for high school, an orphanage, a vocational training program, and a feeding program that services over 700 children daily.

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
Network for Good INCFY2024$50K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$48K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$42K
Pure INCFY2024$22K
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$171K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$214K
Money outPt IX
$5.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$234K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$214K
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$268K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$268K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$501
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$234K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 6358
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K$268K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$501
Total assetsLn 16$260K$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$220K$234K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.0M$4.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$61K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$479
OccupancyLn 16$103K$78K$26K
TravelLn 17$51K$51K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$264K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$32K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M$5.6M$97K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.3M$3.8M$486K$519K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.2M$40K$268K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $5.7M$5.7M$25K$234K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$4.2M$56K$220K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.0M$6.0M$21K$172K 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
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Part I · Summary $5,685,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,040,732$5,471,274
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $209,153$213,819
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,249,885$5,685,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,691,459$5,066,447
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,230$88,955
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $430,167$504,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,193,856$5,659,738
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,029$25,355
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,685,093 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $205,608 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,471,274
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,066,447
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,471,274
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,211$8,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $213,819$5,685,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,659,738 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,952,089$3,952,089
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,114,358$1,114,358
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,283 · Management $20,428$81,711
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,433 · Management $1,811$7,244
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,050$1,050
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,436 · Management $479$1,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,569 · Management $25,856$103,425
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,153$51,153
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,406 · Management $1,136$4,542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $264,048 · Management $13,444$277,492
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,661 · Management $33,098$64,759
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,562,436 · Management $97,302 · Fundraising $0$5,659,738
Part X · Balance sheet $268,065 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $259,858$267,564
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $259,858$268,065
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,147$33,785
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,147$33,785
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $219,711$234,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $219,711$234,280
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $259,858$268,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $234,280 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,685,093
XI-2 Total expenses$5,659,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,355
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$219,711
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,786
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$234,280

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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