Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,368,137

Total expenses

$1,193,916

Contributions and grants received

$1,368,137

Grants paid

$818,263

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$787,483

Total liabilities, end of year

$16,478

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$771,005

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,102,820

Management and general expenses

$73,624

Fundraising expenses

$17,472

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,102,820

Program services were 92.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Helens Hope Chest reduces the financial burden on foster and kinship families while creating a safe, welcoming, and dignified space for the children in their care. Through its shop-by-appointment boutique located in Mesa, foster and kinship children pick out clothing, books, school supplies, birthday gifts, and more at no cost. The holiday season culminates with JaKelles Christmas Box, when foster and kinship families choose from an assortment of high-quality gifts. The event brings even more holiday joy because it comes at no cost to the foster/kinship families. Newly formed agency partnerships have been valuable in creating a stronger program, while sharing resources and strengthening the network of services available for foster and kinship families in Arizona. Operating with a small staff and large army of seasonal and year-round volunteers, Helens Hope Chest accomplishes much. Sorting donations, laundering, organizing, displaying attire, and assisting shopping families with thoughtful attention creates a culture of care for those in need. With careful attention to costs and use of resources, funds are used to maintain a safe and welcoming environment and to ensure that inventory on hand meets the needs of each child who shops in the boutique. In 2025, with more than 7,000 shopping visits, Helens Hope Chest provided more than 56,000 items of quality clothing and shoes and 14,000 age-appropriate books for children in foster and kinship care. The need is as immense as the financial relief provided.

  Expenses $1,102,820 · Grants $818,263

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• Foster360

  $100,000

  Contribute to programn

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.

• MESA UNITED WAY

  501C3 · OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT · AZ

• AZURA INC

  501C3 · OVERSIGHT AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES · AZ

• FOSTER 360

  501C3 · ASSIST FORMER FOSTER CARE IND · AZ

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

11 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202611359349304721

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