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← EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,289,374
Total expenses
$5,071,328
Contributions and grants received
$5,249,016
Grants paid
$3,908,096
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$24,278
Other revenue
$16,080
Total assets, end of year
$3,130,658
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,841
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,107,817
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,953,101
Management and general expenses
$73,200
Fundraising expenses
$45,027
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,953,101

Program services were 97.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $180,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $15,271

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $980,451

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,073,294

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,035,933

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,278 · excluded $24,278

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,230

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

    $15,271

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,174

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,056 · excluded $6,056

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $1,090

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $1,090 · excluded $1,090

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $8,934 · excluded $8,934

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,934

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,908,096 · program services $3,908,096

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $75,939 · program services $70,623 · management and general $3,038 · fundraising $2,278

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $551,235 · program services $512,649 · management and general $22,049 · fundraising $16,537

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,920 · program services $18,525 · management and general $797 · fundraising $598

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,289 · program services $43,049 · management and general $1,852 · fundraising $1,388

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,454 · management and general $29,454

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $218,228 · program services $218,128 · management and general $100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,853 · program services $16,291 · management and general $5,979 · fundraising $14,583

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $24,396 · program services $23,420 · management and general $488 · fundraising $488

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,277 · program services $52,052 · management and general $1,085 · fundraising $1,140

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,498 · program services $16,773 · fundraising $725

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,635 · program services $3,708 · management and general $927

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $62,217 · program services $52,884 · management and general $6,221 · fundraising $3,112

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,191 · program services $16,903 · management and general $1,110 · fundraising $4,178

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $206,318 · end of year $237,381

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $676,311 · end of year $700,593

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $176,615 · end of year $130,511

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,444 · end of year $0

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

    $2,264,834

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

    $817,440

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,257,453 · end of year $1,447,394

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $553,935 · end of year $614,779

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,149 · end of year $22,841

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,725,748 · end of year $2,947,304

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $103,179 · end of year $160,513

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS, INC. (ECHO)'S MISSION IS DEDICATED TO MEETING HOUSING, FOOD AND OTHER BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.ECHO SEEKS TO HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, NOT READILY AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, AND TO ASSIST THEM IN UTILIZING OTHER EXISTING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. IT DOES NOT IMPOSE ANY THEOLOGICAL OR POLITICAL VALUE SYSTEM UPON THOSE SERVED.IT EXISTS THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. CONGREGATIONS HELP US, SO DO MANY INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, FOUNDATIONS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  • FOOD SERVICES - PROVIDES GROCERIES FROM THE FOOD PANTRY, CONSISTING OF A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF FOOD FOR A FAMILY, ONCE A MONTH. ECHO ALSO SERVES PEOPLE THROUGH ITS OTHER FOOD SERVICES, SUCH AS BABY FOOD, SENIOR STOCK BOXES, COMMUNITY MEAL, FARMERS MARKET, THANKSGIVING GROCERIES, CHRISTMAS DINNER, AND EMERGENCY FOOD AT GROCERY STORES. ECHO ALSO HELPS OTHER PANTRIES, NURSING AND GROUP HOMES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND OTHER GROUPS WHEN THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN ITEMS, FOR EXAMPLE: BREAD, PRODUCE, SNACKS, ETC.

    Expenses $3,306,153 · Grants $3,060,153

  • HOUSING SERVICES - HOUSING SERVICES FALL INTO TWO SUB-CATEGORIES, BOTH OF WHICH INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT: LODGING IN MOTELS AND RENT ASSISTANCE. LODGING IN MOTELS IS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS PEOPLE FOR 1-6 WEEKS. THIS PLAN IS CUSTOMIZED TO THE PERSON'S PERSONAL STRUGGLES AND BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. RENT ASSISTANCE IS USUALLY ONE-MONTH ASSISTANCE ONCE A YEAR, UNLESS THE PERSON IS PART OF A GRANT-SPECIFIC PROGRAM ALLOWING FOR MULTIPLE MONTHS OF RENT ASSISTANCE, COUPLED WITH OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES AND MONTHLY CASE MANAGEMENT. CASE MANAGEMENT IS CUSTOMIZED TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS AND MAY INCLUDE BUDGETING, CREDIT, LEASES, COMMUNICATION, HOME CARE, TENANT AND LANDLORD RIGHTS, LINKING TO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES, ETC.

    Expenses $1,405,581 · Grants $725,302

  • OTHER SERVICES - INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND MUCH MORE. JUST A FEW OF THESE SERVICES INCLUDE GASOLINE, BUS TOKENS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO CHILDREN THROUGH ECHO'S CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM.

    Expenses $241,367 · Grants $122,641

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dori MacFarlane

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Mueller

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gloria Huschka

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dylan Thomas

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heidi Jensen

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rita Milbrandt

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin Huckstep

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Siemens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Morse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Hanson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Schollmeier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wendy Casey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Pratt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ruth Watt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Nath

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Abraham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Abraham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Kraft

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandy Kraft

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • May Ann Greene

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shirley Poch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobbi Blazkowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Kraus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pat Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathy Prusansky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leah Burrow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Locher

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,939
    From this org
    $70,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,851
    Hours/week
    40

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
29 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533029349302278

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