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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PROJECT HELPING.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,498,485
Total expenses
$3,405,444
Contributions and grants received
$3,589,789
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,993
Other revenue
-$97,297
Total assets, end of year
$786,387
Total liabilities, end of year
$146,304
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$640,083
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,780,525
Management and general expenses
$323,697
Fundraising expenses
$301,222
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,780,525

Program services were 81.6% 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

    $60,000

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $3,049,927

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $197,397

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $282,465

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,993 · excluded $5,993

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,220

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

    $197,397

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $102,517

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$97,297 · excluded -$97,297

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $224,801 · program services $157,361 · management and general $44,960 · fundraising $22,480

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,068,674 · program services $917,991 · management and general $40,610 · fundraising $110,073

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $29,300 · program services $25,169 · management and general $1,113 · fundraising $3,018

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,896 · program services $13,655 · management and general $604 · fundraising $1,637

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $115,748 · program services $99,428 · management and general $4,398 · fundraising $11,922

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,099 · management and general $4,099

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,200 · management and general $6,200

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $12,125 · fundraising $12,125

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,998 · program services $3,685 · management and general $7,961 · fundraising $5,352

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $109,677 · program services $16,156 · fundraising $93,521

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $84,527 · program services $14,009 · management and general $55,250 · fundraising $15,268

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $82,822 · program services $6,050 · management and general $76,772

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $207,129 · program services $177,924 · management and general $7,871 · fundraising $21,334

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,359 · program services $9,311 · management and general $28,048

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,022 · program services $3,955 · management and general $8,067

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,176 · management and general $1,176

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,184 · management and general $11,936 · fundraising $3,248

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Materials

    total $692,199 · program services $688,920 · management and general $3,279

  • 24b · Other expenses: Packaging Supplies & ship

    total $638,228 · program services $638,228

  • 24c · Other expenses: Volunteer Event Expenses

    total $20,808 · program services $8,683 · management and general $12,125

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues Licenses & Subscription

    total $7,791 · management and general $7,791

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,681 · management and general $1,437 · fundraising $1,244

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $709,956 · end of year $674,141

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $231,113 · end of year $112,246

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $137,001 · end of year $146,304

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $804,068 · end of year $640,083

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To create meaningful, social, and accessible volunteer experiences to improve the mental wellness of the volunteer.

  • Kynd Kits In 2024, Project Helping shipped 89,890 Kynd Kits to individuals, companies, and community groups. Volunteers built kits that were delivered to local people and organizations in need. These accessible, do-it-yourself projects foster purpose and connection and improve mental wellness for participants while meeting tangible community needs.

    Expenses $2,376,088

  • Kynd Schools In 2024, 90 new schools joined the program and built 4,777 kits. By year-end, 389 schools had participated, with a cumulative 14,497 Kynd Schools kits shipped to support students and their communities.

    Expenses $231,894

  • In-Person Volunteering Project Helping staff designed and facilitated in-person volunteer experiences throughout 2024. A total of 679 VIP volunteers contributed 1,467 hours at community projects hosted or led by Project Helping, supporting mental wellness through meaningful connection and service.

    Expenses $172,543

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Justin Kruger

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $224,951
    From this org
    $217,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,580
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,371
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,386
    Nontaxable benefits
    $194
    Filer's total
    $224,951
  • Alyse Perkowitz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cenee LaTulippe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Fulton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frederic de Loizaga

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Zanone

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mehak Kapoor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shoy McKen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lee Turner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Tortorici

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Antonson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Severino

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Lewis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meredith Dreman

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelley Billig

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Ham

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Gonzales

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533119349302288

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