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← HELP A MOTHER OUT

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HELP A MOTHER OUT.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,874,458
Total expenses
$3,038,139
Contributions and grants received
$2,735,697
Grants paid
$533,455
Program service revenue
$111,677
Investment income
$27,084
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,484,002
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,025
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,427,977
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,750,996
Management and general expenses
$175,410
Fundraising expenses
$111,733
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,750,996

Program services were 90.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,446,868

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,288,829

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $501,641

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Product Sales

    total $77,230 · related or exempt $77,230

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $34,447 · related or exempt $34,447

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,084 · excluded $27,084

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $533,455 · program services $533,455

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $162,338 · program services $103,163 · management and general $34,003 · fundraising $25,172

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $263,510 · program services $167,455 · management and general $55,196 · fundraising $40,859

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $98,909 · program services $58,905 · management and general $30,750 · fundraising $9,254

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,858 · program services $20,874 · management and general $6,898 · fundraising $5,086

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $107,322 · program services $74,782 · management and general $32,540

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,073 · program services $11,260 · management and general $494 · fundraising $6,319

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,646 · program services $1,847 · management and general $767 · fundraising $3,032

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,992 · program services $10,142 · management and general $423 · fundraising $16,427

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $26,254 · program services $21,172 · management and general $2,598 · fundraising $2,484

  • 17 · Travel

    total $783 · program services $773 · management and general $10

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,018 · program services $385 · management and general $584 · fundraising $49

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,049 · program services $22,383 · management and general $2,833 · fundraising $2,833

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,473 · program services $3,159 · management and general $157 · fundraising $157

  • 24a · Other expenses: Diaper expenses

    total $1,424,732 · program services $1,424,732

  • 24b · Other expenses: Distribution and program costs

    total $296,031 · program services $296,031

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $6,622 · management and general $6,622

  • 24d · Other expenses: Taxes and fees

    total $1,671 · program services $156 · management and general $1,495 · fundraising $20

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $403 · program services $322 · management and general $40 · fundraising $41

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $337,435 · end of year $284,230

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $570,143 · end of year $606,490

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $546,119 · end of year $485,684

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $77,491 · end of year $32,548

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,259 · end of year $12,682

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $79,916 · end of year $62,368

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,854 · end of year $31,909

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $25,569 · end of year $24,116

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,527,028 · end of year $1,277,977

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $57,912 · end of year $150,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Help a Mother Out works to improve baby and family well being by increasing access to diapers for families in need.We distribute diapers to families in need through a network of social service partners including voluntary home visiting programs, facilitated parent support groups, family resource centers, and public health departments. We also advocate for the inclusion of diapers in the social safety net.Our vision is a day when every baby has a healthy supply of diapers.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Help a Mother Out works to improve baby and family well being by increasing access to diapers for families in need.

  • BAY AREA DIAPER BANKEstablished in 2009, Help a Mother Out's Bay Area Diaper Bank for community partners in the greater Bay Area region provides social workers with an innovative and vital way to meet the concrete needs of children, build trust with families, and offer additional support and services. Diapers are distributed to families in need exclusively through a network of community partners, including family resource centers, voluntary home visiting, facilitated parent support groups, homeless and foster children services, and public health departments.

    Expenses $2,750,996 · Revenue $111,677

  • SAN FRANCISCO DIAPER BANKEstablished in 2015, Help a Mother Outs San Francisco Diaper Bank (SFDB) is the nation's first and only diaper public assistance program. We established the program in 2015 and operate it through a partnership with San Francisco Human Services Agency. Families eligible for CalWORKS, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal may receive up to 2 cases (full months supply) of diapers each month.

  • ELO BABY DIAPERSWe distribute our own private label diaper brand (est. 2019), ELO Baby. Our high-quality diapers are manufactured in a North American ISO certified state of the art facility, alongside numerous popular U.S. diaper brands. In addition to our suppliers rigorous internal quality controls, we use independent laboratory testing for extra peace of mind.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Truong

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $162,338
    From this org
    $162,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,338
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $162,338
  • Annie Bercovich Myers

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Caroline O'Connor

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Claudia Cesena

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Swati Pande

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ashley Martin-Golis

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Meghan Crowell

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mitra Rezvan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Denise Bethel

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

  • AC MPCAH

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Alameda County WIC

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • APA Vis Valley SFDB

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Baby Basics of the Peninsula

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • BANANAS Inc

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Bayview YMCA SFDB

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Brighter Beg Richmondantioch

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Brighter Beginnings Oakland

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Childrens Council SFDB

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

  • Contra Costa County Dept Heal

    $0

    In-Kind Goods Distributed

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510589349301686

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