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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HELPS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,492,182
Total expenses
$4,575,963
Contributions and grants received
$3,652,920
Grants paid
$646,457
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$328,772
Other revenue
$510,490
Total assets, end of year
$8,553,096
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,044,494
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,508,602
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,511,046
Management and general expenses
$911,371
Fundraising expenses
$153,546
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,511,046

Program services were 76.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,652,920

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $43,145

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $328,772 · excluded $328,772

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,076,921

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $591,673

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $485,248 · related or exempt $485,248

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXCHANGE RATE GAIN

    total $19,328 · excluded $19,328

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $5,914 · excluded $5,914

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,242

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $646,457 · program services $646,457

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $170,183 · program services $88,495 · management and general $73,179 · fundraising $8,509

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,126,756 · program services $575,842 · management and general $489,549 · fundraising $61,365

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $62,005 · program services $31,678 · management and general $26,945 · fundraising $3,382

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,548 · program services $48,937 · management and general $41,460 · fundraising $5,151

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,174 · program services $16,991 · management and general $14,395 · fundraising $1,788

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,318 · management and general $2,318

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,307 · management and general $50,307

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,965 · program services $3,809 · management and general $9,770 · fundraising $1,386

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $139,166 · program services $120,931 · management and general $52 · fundraising $18,183

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $229,591 · program services $185,123 · management and general $44,009 · fundraising $459

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $167,330 · program services $120,867 · management and general $36,366 · fundraising $10,097

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,134,051 · program services $1,073,475 · management and general $22,116 · fundraising $38,460

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $52,758 · program services $48,011 · management and general $4,747

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $86,125 · program services $33,368 · management and general $51,873 · fundraising $884

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL TEAM SUPPLIES

    total $226,546 · program services $226,546

  • 24b · Other expenses: AGRICULTURAL EXPENSE

    total $216,051 · program services $216,051

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $64,423 · program services $39,140 · management and general $21,784 · fundraising $3,499

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $37,357 · program services $14,473 · management and general $22,501 · fundraising $383

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,852 · program services $20,852

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,488,341 · end of year $3,514,869

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,609,769 · end of year $506,721

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $303,719 · end of year $158,006

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $78,450 · end of year $71,853

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $83,544 · end of year $55,539

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $298,988

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $152,562

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $133,393 · end of year $146,426

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,735 · end of year $4,058,075

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $82,583 · end of year $41,607

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $920,399 · end of year $842,567

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $194,378 · end of year $160,320

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $82,583 · end of year $41,607

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,809,386 · end of year $6,695,748

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $783,788 · end of year $812,854

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HELPS INTERNATIONAL (HELPS) PROVIDES ENDURING PROGRAMS OF PRACTICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD THROUGH A SYSTEM OF PARTNERSHIP AND MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY. HELPS TAKES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO POVERTY REDUCTION WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON FOUR KEY AREAS: AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE PROGRAMS OF PRACTICAL, SOCIAL & SPIRITUAL VALUE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.

  • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: HELPS' COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING HEALTH & SAFETY IN RURAL AREAS BY INSTALLING FUEL-EFFICIENT COOK STOVES, WATER FILTERS & OTHER HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS. THE OPEN FIRES TRADITIONALLY UTILIZED FOR COOKING INSIDE OF HOMES LEADS TO DIVESTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS & SEVERE BURNS. ADDITIONALLY, WATERBORNE DISEASES ARE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN GUATEMALA, WHERE MILLIONS LACK ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER. HELPS VOLUNTEERS INSTALL ONIL STOVES & WATER FILTERS IN THOUSANDS OF POVERTY STRICKEN GUATEMALAN HOMES EACH YEAR THEREBY REDUCING HEALTH PROBLEMS & CREATING NEW SOCIAL & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR FEMALES. SINCE 2002, MORE THAN 232,000 ONIL COOK STOVES AND MORE THAN 207,000 ONIL WATER FILTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. IN 2024, HELPS DISTRIBUTED 1,840 ONIL COOK STOVES & 1,598 ONIL WATER FILTERS.

    Expenses $1,828,510 · Grants $646,457 · Revenue $485,248

  • HEALTH CARE: HELPS' HEALTH CARE PROGRAM IS WORKING TO FILL THE GAPS IN HEALTH CARE & BRING HOPE TO RURAL AREAS OF GUATEMALA. UTILIZING A NETWORK OF U.S. BASED VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAMS, HELPS IS PROVIDING PREVENTIVE CARE, SURGERY & COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. EACH TEAM CONSISTS OF 65 - 100 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, INTERPRETERS, DENTISTS, TECHNICIANS & SUPPORT STAFF WHO TRAVEL TO REMOTE AREAS WITH SEVERELY RESTRICTED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. THESE MEDICAL TEAMS PROVIDE FULL SERVICE INCLUDING CLINICS, GENERAL SURGERY, PLASTIC SURGERY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, DENTAL & RADIOLOGY. SINCE 1994 HELPS TEAMS HAVE PROVIDED CARE TO MORE THAN 349,200 PATIENTS. IN 2024 HELPS MEDICAL TEAMS PROVIDED CARE TO 9,302 PATIENTS ACROSS GUATEMALA.

    Expenses $1,184,586

  • AGRICULTURE: MORE THAN 26,000 FARMING FAMILIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HELPS' AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM SINCE 2005. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,742 FARMERS.

    Expenses $320,250

  • EDUCATION: HELPS INTERNATIONAL'S EDUCATION PROGRAM IS TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GUATEMALAN LEADERS IN THE SMALL, RURAL VILLAGE OF SANTA AVELINA WHERE POVERTY & ILLITERACY RATES ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. IN SANTA AVELINA THE HELPS PROGRAM OFFERS TO PRE K THROUGH GRADE 6 INSTRUCTION. HELPS ALSO OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND TEACHER TRAINING. MORE THAN 3,500 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HELPS EDUCATION PROGRAM. HELPS SERVED 199 STUDENTS IN 2024.

    Expenses $177,700

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen W Miller

    PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Diego Castaneda

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Schultz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Doughtery

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fausto Arimany

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Dalton

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eugene Albert

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Newby

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Luis Loarca

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,183
    From this org
    $160,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,183
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,000
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,183
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $170,183

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S BONUS IS BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR BY THE BOARD

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
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349302749

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