Helpberkeley INC EIN 85-2610979 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Helpberkeley INC FY2021 filing

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Delivers meals and provides health and social services to vulnerable seniors and underserved communities. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $112K in revenue, $89K in expenses, and $55K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2020
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Berkeley, CA
Website
helpberkeley.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$112KFY2021
Expenses
$89K
Net assets
$55K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  85-2610979 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Berkeley, CA Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Delivers meals and provides health and social services to vulnerable seniors and underserved communities.
Leadership
Susan Berger · Director
Money in and out
$112K revenue, $89K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$112K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$89K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$55K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $22K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00 Management & general $0.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
18.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$112K
FY2021▲ +195%
Expenses
$89K
FY2021▲ +512%
Total assets
$57K
FY2021▲ +144%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2021
Total revenue
$112K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$89K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$55K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$22K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$57K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $89K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

In 2021, HelpBerkeley procured approximately 175,000 free meals or meal equivalents for recipients who could not afford them in Berkeley and neighboring communities. We created a network of 20+ non-profit organizations, upstream, to source meals and groceries, and downstream, to identify recipients, and in some case to distribute…

$84Kprogram expense
02

Food Delivery

HelpBerkeley delivered both affordable meals and free meals/ groceries to recipients' homes in Berkeley and neighboring communities, daily, nonstop, all through 2021. We created a small ecosystem in partnership with local restaurants, where we funneled them more business during the pandemic, while making it possible for them to produce…

$5Kprogram expense
03

HelpBerkeley operated a diabetes forum, appearing as the #2 or #3 forum in the country when looking at google search presence.

$900program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHelpberkeley INC
EINHdr · item D85-2610979
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jhelpberkeley.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$112K
— government grantsLn 1e$1K
Total revenueLn 12$112K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00 Management & general $0.00
Program services100%$89K
Management & general$25
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$55K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $57K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $89K · Less non-cash grants $53K · Cash operating expenses/yr $36K
18.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $89K · Total expenses $89K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $25 · Total expenses $89K
0.03%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $89K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $74K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $112K · Total revenue $112K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $1K · Total revenue $112K
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $112K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $112K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $89K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $112K · Prior year $38K
+195%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $55K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $112K · Expenses $89K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $57K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $55K · Total assets $57K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $57K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Berger · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $89K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $89K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0.03%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 195%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$31K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$34K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$53K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$112K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$38K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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