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← H E L P GROUP WEST

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by H E L P GROUP WEST.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,587,518
Total expenses
$15,229,208
Contributions and grants received
$1,253,641
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,100,192
Investment income
$2,784
Other revenue
$230,901
Total assets, end of year
$21,658,294
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,502,378
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,155,916
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,977,623
Management and general expenses
$1,242,534
Fundraising expenses
$9,051
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,977,623

Program services were 91.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara Firestone PhD

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $2,184,640
    From this org
    $440,901
    From related orgs
    $1,711,937
    Other
    $31,802
    Hours/week
    10 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,568 + $976,793 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $189,333 + $735,144 related
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,513 + $25,289 related
    Filer's total
    $447,414 + $1,737,226 related
  • Susan Berman PhD

    Pres&CEOFr10/23

    Total calculated
    $898,332
    From this org
    $173,248
    From related orgs
    $672,692
    Other
    $52,392
    Hours/week
    10 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $66,195 + $257,024 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $107,053 + $415,668 related
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,730 + $41,662 related
    Filer's total
    $183,978 + $714,354 related
  • Michael Love

    Sr. VP of Finance (Thru 01/23)

    Total calculated
    $304,736
    From this org
    $62,150
    From related orgs
    $241,317
    Other
    $1,269
    Hours/week
    8

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $5,154 + $20,013 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $56,996 + $221,304 related
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $260 + $1,009 related
    Filer's total
    $62,410 + $242,326 related
  • Oscar Valadez

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $279,527
    From this org
    $52,477
    From related orgs
    $203,759
    Other
    $23,291
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $52,477 + $203,759 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,770 + $18,521 related
    Filer's total
    $57,247 + $222,280 related
  • Pamela Clark MA

    Sr Director of Sch

    Total calculated
    $212,060
    From this org
    $87,435
    From related orgs
    $106,865
    Other
    $17,760
    Hours/week
    18 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $84,465 + $103,235 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $2,970 + $3,630 related
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,992 + $9,768 related
    Filer's total
    $95,427 + $116,633 related
  • Randall Kissel

    Dir. of Facilities

    Total calculated
    $190,701
    From this org
    $31,236
    From related orgs
    $121,282
    Other
    $38,183
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $31,236 + $121,282 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,820 + $30,363 related
    Filer's total
    $39,056 + $151,645 related
  • Amelia Gomez

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $164,194
    From this org
    $31,981
    From related orgs
    $124,176
    Other
    $8,037
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $31,981 + $124,176 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,646 + $6,391 related
    Filer's total
    $33,627 + $130,567 related
  • Sheila Zaft

    Principal

    Total calculated
    $129,102
    From this org
    $120,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,012
    Hours/week
    40
  • Trudy Barker

    Dir. of School Adm

    Total calculated
    $119,068
    From this org
    $110,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,012
    Hours/week
    40
  • Gary H Carmona

    Dir./Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Joy Monkarsh

    Dir./Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jae Hyun

    Dir./Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Aaron Coleman

    Dir (From 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Yolanda Pina

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Susan Berk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robert Dorman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David Firestone DDS

    Dir.(Thru10/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Perry Katz

    Dir.(Thru12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Danny Raffle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ken Solomon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Valerie Seymour

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part II, Compensation from Unrelated Organizations
PART II, LINE 1B, (i) Dr. Barbara Firestone's base compensation includes $1,052,548 for vacation time she accrued over 48 years of employment, which was paid out upon her retirement. The accrual accumulated because she belonged to a grandfathered group that has no vacation cap.PART II, LINE 1B, (iii) Dr. Barbara Firestone has both a 457(B) and 457(F) retirement plan. From 2003 to 2023, she contributed $359,212 of her salary into the 457(b) plan. Through investment growth, her contribution increased by $463,925, resulting in a total payout of $823,137. Additionally, from 2022 to 2023, Dr. Firestone contributed $83,700 from her salary into the plan, and with interest, she received a total payout of $85,440. Dr. Susan Berman has a 457 (F) retirement plan. Dr. Berman contributed $400,000 from 2018 2021 from her salary into this plan and by investing it, her contribution grew by $113,151 over 6 years resulting in a total payout of $513,151.

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520659349300547

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