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← THE H E L P USA FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE H E L P USA FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,302,774
Total expenses
$3,066,120
Contributions and grants received
$2,964,673
Grants paid
$957,580
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$153,700
Other revenue
$184,401
Total assets, end of year
$0
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,952,974
Management and general expenses
$344,990
Fundraising expenses
$768,156
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,952,974

Program services were 63.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $523,053

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $500,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,941,620

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $126,505

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $153,700 · excluded $153,700

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $523,053

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $299,013

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$299,013 · excluded -$299,013

  • 11a · Other revenue: INTERCO. AP WRITE OFF

    total $483,414 · excluded $483,414

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $483,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $957,580 · program services $957,580

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $240,140 · management and general $120,070 · fundraising $120,070

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $227,146 · management and general $62,732 · fundraising $164,414

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,568 · management and general $1,814 · fundraising $4,754

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,212 · management and general $11,111 · fundraising $29,101

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,851 · management and general $12,508 · fundraising $20,343

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $260,420 · program services $113,564 · management and general $29,856 · fundraising $117,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,098 · program services $10,060 · management and general $38

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $89,660 · management and general $89,660

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $116,326 · program services $62,808 · management and general $4,895 · fundraising $48,623

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $289,969 · program services $202,235 · management and general $5,093 · fundraising $82,641

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $53,136 · program services $47,295 · management and general $5,841

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $181,086 · fundraising $181,086

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,834 · program services $2,413 · management and general $297 · fundraising $124

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,368 · program services $4,368

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $552,651 · program services $552,651

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $1,075 · management and general $1,075

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,827,273 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,555,006 · 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

    beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,324 · end of year $0

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,125,138 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,830 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $92,418 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,875,281 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,540,212 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE HELP USA FUND, INC. SOLICITS AND DISTRIBUTES FUNDS TO ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FUNDRAISING IN SUPPORT OF HELP USA, INC. & ITS AFFILIATES' MISSION.

  • THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE HELP USA FUND EXPANDED PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO FUEL HELP USA'S HOUSING, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. OVERALL CONTRIBUTIONS MORE THAN DOUBLED FY24 LEVELS, PROPELLED BY GROWTH IN PRIVATE AND CORPORATE FOUNDATION GRANTS, STRONGER EVENT NET REVENUE AND INCREASED GIVING FROM BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. STRATEGIC STEWARDSHIP, RENEWED PARTNERSHIPS, AND TARGETED CAMPAIGNS EXPANDED THE PIPELINE AND DIVERSIFIED REVENUE.SIGNATURE EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS STRENGTHENED BOTH REVENUE AND VISIBILITY:- 18TH ANNUAL VVA-HELP USA TOY DRIVE DELIVERED A SOLD-OUT EVENING AND EXTENDED PARTNER SUPPORT INTO JUNE 2025;- ART OF RESILIENCE BENEFIT (FEB. 7, 2025) SHOWCASED RESIDENT ARTWORK AND ANNOUNCED AN EXPANSION INTO MUSIC THERAPY MADE POSSIBLE BY A MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES GRANT;- UPSTREAM 2025 (APRIL 30, 2025) ASSEMBLED MORE THAN 300 ADVOCATES, OFFICIALS, AND PRACTITIONERS TO CONFRONT THE HOUSING CRISIS AND ELEVATE ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS;- HELP HEROES NIGHT (JUNE 12, 2025) CONVENED 300+ SUPPORTERS TO LAUNCH THE ORGANIZATION'S 40TH-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND HONOR CIVIC, ARTS, AND SECTOR LEADERS.THESE EFFORTS WERE COMPLEMENTED BY IN-KIND CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS THE BACKPACK DRIVE AND RAYMOUR & FLANIGAN DRIVE THAT DIRECTLY EQUIPPED FAMILIES ACROSS HELP PROGRAMS.NATIONAL VISIBILITY GREW AS HELP USA WAS FEATURED ON ADVANCEMENTS WITH TED DANSON (AIRED JUNE 28, 2025), SPOTLIGHTING THE ORGANIZATION'S CTI MODEL AND INTEGRATED SERVICES.TOGETHER, THESE FY25 OUTCOMES REFLECT A FUNDRAISING PROGRAM THAT DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS, BROADENED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND POWERED SOLUTIONS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES STAY HOUSED.

    Expenses $1,952,974 · Grants $957,580

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RICHARD OSTROFF

    CHAIR (UNTIL 02/04/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GAIL CANNOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIA CUOMO-COLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PONCHITA PIERCE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AVIS RICHARDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NANCY SEAMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD SIROTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY SACHS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANTHONY WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EDEN WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSICA GUFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KHALIAH ALI WERTHEIMER

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 02/10/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOANNE LOENHARDT CASSULLO

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 08/07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL LEHMAN

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $347,550
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $313,428
    Other
    $34,122
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $313,428 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $34,122 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $347,550 related

  • TASHA JACKSON

    VP & TREASURER/CFO

    Total calculated
    $210,273
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $188,710
    Other
    $21,563
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $188,710 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $21,563 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $210,273 related

  • RONNIE SILVERMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $298,913
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $233,342
    Other
    $65,571
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $210,962 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $22,380 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $7,875 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $57,696 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $298,913 related

  • ELIZABETH SAMANTHA CONLAN

    SVP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $220,733
    From this org
    $179,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,798
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,935
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,498
    Filer's total
    $220,733

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

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: RONNIE SILVERMAN - $22,380
PART I, LINE 7
EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A ONE TIME BONUS PAYMENT BASED ON ELIGIBILITY IS BASED PRIMARILY ON DATE OF HIRE. THIS ONE-TIME PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING TIED TO OUR PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, AND SUPPLEMENTED BY OTHER FUNDING.
PART I, LINE 3
EXPLANATION: HELP USA, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS USED TO DETERMINE THE SALARIES OF ITS EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL THE COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE SALARY AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE HAS SOLE AUTHORITY TO RETAIN AND TERMINATE OUTSIDE COUNSEL, AND RETAIN COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

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

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.

  • HELP HOUSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • MENTORING USA INC

    501(C)(3) · MENTORING YOUTH · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • HELP DEVELOPMENT CORP

    501(C)(3) · DEVELOPMENT OF LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • BRITEWAY INC

    501(C)(3) · COMPUTER SERVICES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • HELP USA INC

    501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE PURPOSE BENEFITTING RELATED ORGANIZATIONS · NY

    Directly controlled by CSC HUMAN SERVICE INC

  • HELP USA INC & AFFILIATES

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202641879349301209

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