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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES CHARITIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,415,740
Total expenses
$3,181,382
Contributions and grants received
$3,369,046
Grants paid
$2,664,576
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$26,879
Other revenue
$19,815
Total assets, end of year
$1,362,539
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,334
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,328,205
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,051,914
Management and general expenses
$30,650
Fundraising expenses
$98,818
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,051,914

Program services were 95.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $18,936

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $26,279

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $3,095,223

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $228,608

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,275,223

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26,879 · excluded $26,879

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $19,815

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $19,815

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $19,815 · related or exempt $19,815

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,205

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $26,279

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,205

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,659,276 · program services $2,659,276

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,300 · program services $5,300

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $74,920 · program services $74,920

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,575 · program services $5,575

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,577 · program services $9,577

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,583 · program services $5,583

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $131 · management and general $131

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,244 · program services $3,500 · management and general $14,744

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,255 · management and general $1,255

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $204,716 · program services $197,281 · fundraising $7,435

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $68,957 · fundraising $68,957

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,489 · program services $22,789 · management and general $537 · fundraising $22,163

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,782 · program services $19,516 · management and general $8,003 · fundraising $263

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,139 · program services $4,139

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $21,019 · program services $21,019

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,967 · program services $22,967

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $5,980 · management and general $5,980

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $472 · program services $472

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $67,227 · end of year $201,297

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,845 · end of year $19,023

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $22,992 · end of year $144,227

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $296,705

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $64,878

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $252,846 · end of year $231,827

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $460,148 · end of year $507,832

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $250,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,523 · end of year $8,333

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,526 · end of year $17,687

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,945 · end of year $16,647

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,027,118 · end of year $1,307,814

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,992 · end of year $20,391

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AMERICANS HELPING AMERICANS ("AHA") PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD CLOTHING, SHELTER, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. AHA IS DEDICATED TO HELPING POVERTY-STRICKEN FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND ELDERLY/DISABLED ADULTS TO MEET THEIR EMERGENCY NEEDS AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING IN AMERICA BY PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING AND EDUCATION.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $2,023,873 · Grants $1,767,010

  • EDUCATION PROGRAM:VOCATIONAL TRAINING SUPPORT: ALLOWING STUDENTS TO TRAIN FOR SPECIFIC SKILLS IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO HELP AN INDIVIDUAL ESCAPE POVERTY. AHA SPONSORS TUTORS AT THE WEST VIRGINIA CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, THE ONLY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY, TO TEACH STUDENTS LAW, VIDEO GAME DESIGN, AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TO NAME A FEW STUDIES. STUDENTS ARE HELPED WITH THEIR COURSEWORK BY TUTORS TO PASS THEIR MAIN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AND MENTORED THROUGHOUT THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TRAINING, ENSURING THEY PASS THEIR TESTS. THIS PROGRAM WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT $14,500 OF AHA FUNDING ASSISTING 209 INDIVIDUALS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)ADDITIONALLY, THE WANT2WORK INITIATIVE GAVE FUNDING TO THREE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA SO THAT THEY MAY PURCHASE PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS AS WELL AS PAY FOR TESTS AND ACCREDITATION FOR THE STUDENTS, RELIEVING FINANCIAL BURDENS ON THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. $70,000 WERE DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE FIVE SCHOOLS, LEE COUNTY (VA) CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER, LEE COUNTY (KY) AREA TECHNICAL CENTER, AND ESTILL COUNTY AREA TECHNICAL CENTER, WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CTAE, AND TAZEWELL COUNTY CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER HELPING OVER 765 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $920,660 · Grants $803,812

  • HOUSING/SHELTER:WORKING WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS, AHA SPONSORED 141 HOME RENOVATION/REPAIR PROJECTS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ELDERLY, AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. AHA STAFF AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOMES WITHOUT ROOFS, MISSING WALLS, AND HUGE HOLES IN THE WALLS AND FLOORS OF HOMES WITHIN CENTRAL APPALACHIA. THIS FRIGHTENING FACT IS WHY AHA SPONSORS TRAINED VOLUNTEER GROUPS EVERY YEAR TO ASSIST WITH HOME REPAIRS. THE WORK CAN BE EXTENSIVE AND INCLUDES DIGGING DRAINS, REPLACING FOUNDATIONS, CONSTRUCTING WHEELCHAIR RAMPS, REPAIRING ROOFS AND WALLS, REPLACING JOUSTS UNDERNEATH KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, AND RENOVATING BATHROOMS TO KEEP SANITATION HIGH.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)AHA SEES THIS AS A NEED AND FOR THAT, AWARDED $65,000 TOTAL GRANTS TO PARTNERS IN WEST VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE, GEORGIA, AND KENTUCKY.

    Expenses $107,381 · Grants $93,753 · Revenue $19,815

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRYAN L KRIZEK

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $464,687
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $406,570
    Other
    $58,117
    Hours/week
    3 + 57 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $406,570 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $27,969 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $30,148 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $464,687 related

  • JAMES J O'BRIEN ESQ

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.28 + 1.72 related

  • THOMAS M O'BRIEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • LORETTA AFRAID OF BEAR COOK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • ROBERT J HISEL JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • REAR ADMIRAL ERIC C JONES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • ASHLEY SHULTZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • ELAYNE SILVERSMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • REV DR KETLEN A SOLAK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • FRANK STITELY CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • COLONEL JOHN F WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • PAUL KRIZEK ESQ

    VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $324,588
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $300,608
    Other
    $23,980
    Hours/week
    3 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $300,608 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,539 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $441 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $324,588 related

  • BIEU DO

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $171,489
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $147,746
    Other
    $23,743
    Hours/week
    3 + 57 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $147,746 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,485 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,258 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $171,489 related

  • NHI HO CAO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $107,230
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $80,649
    Other
    $26,581
    Hours/week
    3 + 42 related

  • CAMERON KRIZEK

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $98,412
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $79,950
    Other
    $18,462
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS GUIDED IN TERMS OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE, FAIR, AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION BY WRITTEN COMPENSATION GUIDELINES. THESE GUIDELINES WERE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE WHEREBY COMPENSATION IS ASSESSED IN TERMS OF RELEVANT MARKET-BASED CONDITIONS. THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE TREASURY REGULATION INTERPRETING INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. PURSUANT TO THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS THAT PRESENT THE COMPENSATION DATA OF OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS AND REVENUES, TO ASSESS WHAT IS ORDINARY AND REASONABLE IN TERMS OF THE RELEVANT MARKET FOR COMPENSATION. THE DATA INCLUDED IN THE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS COMES FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES, SUCH AS ASSOCIATION SURVEYS AND CONSULTANT RESEARCH STUDIES. THE DATA IS FOCUSED ON COMPARABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • PINE CREST CAMP LLC

    RELATED · ACCOMMODATIONS CAMP · KY · 60% owned · share of income -$265,868 · share of assets $222,332 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by AMERICANS HELPING AMERICANS INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513259349300106

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