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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HELP THE HELPLESS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,332,621
Total expenses
$1,406,614
Contributions and grants received
$1,270,942
Grants paid
$1,225,478
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$61,679
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,479,198
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,248
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,475,950
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,278,323
Management and general expenses
$97,229
Fundraising expenses
$31,062
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,278,323

Program services were 90.9% 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

    $1,270,942

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $61,679 · excluded $61,679

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,225,478 · program services $1,225,478

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $31,714 · management and general $31,714

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,021 · management and general $17,021

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,250 · management and general $5,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,413 · management and general $3,413

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $59,312 · management and general $28,250 · fundraising $31,062

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,001 · management and general $3,001

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,246 · management and general $6,246

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $568 · management and general $568

  • 24a · Other expenses: IRRO SKILL DEVELOPMENT

    total $52,845 · program services $52,845

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,527 · management and general $1,527

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $239 · management and general $239

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,382,315 · end of year $1,270,437

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,631 · end of year $4,134

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $624 · end of year $624

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

    $9,735

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

    $7,906

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,397 · end of year $1,829

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,118,020 · end of year $1,202,174

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,134 · end of year $3,248

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,496,402 · end of year $2,471,816

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,451 · end of year $4,134

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HELP THE HELPLESS IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ABANDONED, HANDICAPPED, DEAF, AND POOR CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRIES OF INDIA AND ECUADOR. WE ALSO HELP POOR FAMILIES AND THE ELDERLY WHO ARE IN NEED. THE NON-PROFIT IS CHAIRED BY FATHER ALTIER (A CATHOLIC PRIEST) AND STAFFED MAINLY BY VOLUNTEERS FROM MINNESOTA'S TWIN CITIES METRO AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF DISABLED AND IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN INDIA AND ECUADOR.

  • HELP THE HELPLESS RAISES FUNDS AND SUPPORTS THE MISSIONARY WORK OF THE HOME OF THE MOTHER CATHOLIC ORDER IN ECUADOR. THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH CLOTHING, FOOD, EDUCATION, SHELTER AND THE TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. OFFERING LOVE, MOTIVATION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WE SEEK TO HELP CHILDREN THRIVE AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT YOUNG ADULTS, AND SUPPORT THE ELDERLY WITH DIGNITY AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE.THE SERVANT SISTERS MINISTER TO THE POOR IN MANY WAYS, BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY. THEY OPERATE FOUR SOUP KITCHENS, HELP SECURE FUNDING TO SPONSOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, PROVIDE MONTHLY FOOD BASKETS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, OFFER MEDICAL CARE FREE OF CHARGE, FUND WELLS AND FACILITATE CLEAN WATER OPTIONS, PROVIDE MICROLOANS TO START FAMILY BUSINESSES, AND MORE.

    Expenses $928,086 · Grants $928,086

  • HELP THE HELPLESS RAISES FUNDS AND SUPPORTS THE WORKS OF ST. MARY'S SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE FOR THE HANDICAPPED, DEAF, POOR AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN INDIA. APPROXIMATLEY 2,000 CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHES, EDUCATION, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND GOSPEL TEACHINGS.

    Expenses $350,237 · Grants $297,392

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Father Robert Altier

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Krause

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Foht

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Kay Foht

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • David Huizel

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rocio Huizel

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Benyon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teresa Taggart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $31,714
    From this org
    $31,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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
2024
Filed
13 March 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202520779349300402

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