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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HELP ONE NOW.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,655,213
Total expenses
$2,721,476
Contributions and grants received
$2,655,196
Grants paid
$1,400,542
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$452,503
Total liabilities, end of year
$156,953
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$295,550
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,969,178
Management and general expenses
$415,771
Fundraising expenses
$336,527
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,969,178

Program services were 72.4% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,655,196

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,756

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17 · excluded $17

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,756

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,756

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,400,542 · program services $1,400,542

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,593 · program services $18,419 · management and general $7,500 · fundraising $73,674

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $513,452 · program services $299,588 · management and general $113,431 · fundraising $100,433

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,251 · program services $10,740 · management and general $3,572 · fundraising $6,939

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $110,985 · program services $55,127 · management and general $21,265 · fundraising $34,593

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,095 · program services $17,108 · management and general $12,848 · fundraising $8,139

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $53,678 · program services $5,000 · fundraising $48,678

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,815 · management and general $47,815

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $40,757 · management and general $5,352 · fundraising $35,405

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,176 · management and general $4,672 · fundraising $3,504

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,221 · management and general $26,221

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,756 · management and general $18,756

  • 17 · Travel

    total $203,965 · program services $151,596 · management and general $52,369

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $31,812 · program services $708 · management and general $5,942 · fundraising $25,162

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,245 · management and general $5,245

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $83,362 · program services $350 · management and general $83,012

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & REPAIRS

    total $6,111 · management and general $6,111

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,660 · management and general $1,660

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $328,393 · end of year $293,530

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $175,000 · end of year $158,973

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,865

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $151,580 · end of year $152,088

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $361,813 · end of year $295,550

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HELP ONE NOW EMPOWERS FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH HIGH-CAPACITY LOCAL LEADERS WITH PROVEN SOLUTIONS TO END EXTREME POVERTY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HELP ONE NOW EXISTS TO CHANGE THAT REALITY IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EDUCATION, AND RESTORATIVE CARE.

  • RESTORATIVE CARE:OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM SERVES OVER 600 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN 10 COMMUNITIES WITHIN 8 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE EXTREME POVERTY EXISTS, UNDER-RESOURCED SYSTEMS OFTEN FALL SHORT IN CARING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE. CHILDREN WITHOUT ADEQUATE PARENTAL CARE EXPERIENCE NEGLECT, TRAUMA AND EXPLOITATION WHILE A LACK OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES LEADS TO THE BASIC NEEDS OF MANY GOING UNMET. AROUND THE WORLD, HELP ONE NOW PROVIDES 24/7 HOLISTIC CARE TO CHILDREN RESCUED FROM OR VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING AND PROVIDES RESOURCES THAT MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY.

    Expenses $328,168 · Grants $328,168 · Revenue $253,726

  • EDUCATION:OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE SUPPORTS 184 TEACHERS AROUND THE WORLD BY PROVIDING FAIR WAGES, TRAINING, & CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS NUTRITIOUS HOT MEALS FOR STUDENTS. AND THROUGH THAT SUPPORT, THE FUTURES OF OVER 4,400 STUDENTS EACH SCHOOL YEAR ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED! IN 2021, HELP ONE NOW PARTNERED WITH 8 PRIMARY SCHOOLS, 4 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND 1 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. THESE SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME SOME OF THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THEIR REGIONS AND HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE.

    Expenses $343,573 · Grants $343,573 · Revenue $459,100

  • FAMILY BUSINESS PROGRAM:HELP ONE NOW SERVES IN SOME OF THE POOREST COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD, WHERE PEOPLE LIVE ON LESS THAN $2 PER DAY. OUR FAMILY BUSINESS PROGRAM SHIFTS THE NARRATIVE; IT HELPS KEEP STRUGGLING FAMILIES TOGETHER. TO DATE, WE HAVE ENROLLED OVER 1,400 FAMILIES IN OUR FAMILY BUSINESS PROGRAM AROUND THE WORLD WITH AN AVERAGE INCREASED INCOME OF APPROXIMATELY 300% - AND MANY OF THESE FAMILIES NOW HAVE 4+ YEARS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY UNDER THEIR BELT! NOT ONLY DOES THE PROGRAM HELP FAMILIES TO THRIVE, BUT IT RIPPLES OUTWARD INTO THE COMMUNITY AS FAMILIES GROW THEIR BUSINESSES, CREATE EVEN MORE JOBS, AND POUR INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

    Expenses $199,320 · Grants $199,320 · Revenue $219,280

  • ORPHAN PREVENTION, REUNIFICATION AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS

    Expenses $1,098,117 · Grants $529,481 · Revenue $1,060,831

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher Marlow

    CEO/FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $129,394
    From this org
    $92,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,301
    Hours/week
    40
  • Charles Lee

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Whitmire

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $7,500
    From this org
    $7,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Hensley

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kayla Glasgow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Travis Mason

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443239349300019

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