Help for Afghanistan

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Austin, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 87-2466090Revenue $545K in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2021. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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Provide financial assistance to refugees and American citizens that are evacuating conflict areas. Help for Afghanistan provides donations to those individuals and organizations in need of support in Afghanistan and helps settle those that have left the country.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-2466090) · Dispute this line
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
The IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
95% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1.3 mo
of spending, in cash
1.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
None of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$545K
Spent
$493K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$52K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing we have: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $469K Management & general 5% · $24K

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
CEO and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers financial aid to refugees and citizens fleeing conflict zones, supporting those in Afghanistan and helping them resettle.

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1 program · $469K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provide financial assistance to refugees and American citizens that are evacuating conflict areas. Help for Afghanistan provides donations to those individuals and organizations in need of support in Afghanistan and helps settle those that have left the country.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-2466090) · Dispute this line
$469Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $362K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$187,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$160,000
Spirit of America WorldwideVA · FY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,175

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$545K
Money outPt IX
$493K
Ln 25
Programscol B$469K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$545K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$545K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$107K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$52K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$52K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$352K$352K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$107K$107K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$20K$0$20K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$493K$469K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $545K$493K$52K$52K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $544,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$544,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$544,806
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$468,952
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$20,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$3,549
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$492,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$52,305
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $544,806 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$544,806
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$544,806
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$544,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $492,501 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $352,175$352,175
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $106,777$106,777
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $20,000 · Fundraising $0$20,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,313 · Fundraising $0$2,313
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,236 · Fundraising $0$1,236
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $468,952 · Management $23,549 · Fundraising $0$492,501
Part X · Balance sheet $52,305 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$52,305
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$52,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$52,305
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$52,305
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$52,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,305 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$544,806
XI-2 Total expenses$492,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,305

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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