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← THE H E L P USA FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE H E L P USA FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,287,920
Total expenses
$1,744,991
Contributions and grants received
$1,229,930
Grants paid
$320,425
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$148,785
Other revenue
-$90,795
Total assets, end of year
$6,535,741
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,995,529
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,540,212
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$842,751
Management and general expenses
$287,162
Fundraising expenses
$615,078
Program service expenses (Part III)
$842,751

Program services were 48.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $158,558

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,071,372

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $116,677

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $148,785 · excluded $148,785

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $158,558

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $90,795

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$90,795 · excluded -$90,795

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $320,425 · program services $320,425

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $217,675 · management and general $108,838 · fundraising $108,837

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $231,032 · management and general $30,817 · fundraising $200,215

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,260 · management and general $872 · fundraising $8,388

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $45,961 · management and general $6,625 · fundraising $39,336

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,903 · management and general $9,024 · fundraising $21,879

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $191,323 · program services $171,254 · management and general $20,069

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,540 · program services $5,458 · management and general $3,082

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $93,284 · management and general $93,284

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $79,815 · program services $33,227 · management and general $5,057 · fundraising $41,531

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $317,484 · program services $244,493 · management and general $3,015 · fundraising $69,976

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $50,077 · program services $48,120 · management and general $1,957

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $124,796 · fundraising $124,796

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,196 · program services $12,554 · management and general $4,522 · fundraising $120

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,220 · program services $7,220

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,442,968 · end of year $1,827,273

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,284,345 · end of year $1,555,006

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,084,000 · end of year $1,000,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $51,313 · end of year $28,324

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,108,065 · end of year $2,125,138

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,424 · end of year $27,830

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $92,418

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,892,984 · end of year $2,875,281

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,997,283 · end of year $3,540,212

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE HELP USA FUND, INC. SOLICITS AND DISTRIBUTES FUNDS TO ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FUNDRAISING IN SUPPORT OF HELP USA, INC. & ITS AFFILIATES' MISSION.

  • THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2024, JULY 1, 2023 JUNE 30, 2024, THE HELP USA FUND, INC. CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, SECURING CRITICAL RESOURCES FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO FURTHER HELP USA, INC.'S MISSION.STRATEGIC DONOR ENGAGEMENT ENABLED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN HELP USA AFFILIATES, ENSURING THE SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTLY SUPPORTED WRAPAROUND SERVICES IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AS WELL AS TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS LIKE ART THERAPY, HELP WORKS, GENESIS ACADEMY, AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR RESIDENTS.DURING A TIME OF INSTITUTIONAL TRANSITION, WITH A NEW CEO AND CFO, FUNDRAISING GROWTH OUTPACED PREVIOUS YEARS. THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS DONOR OUTREACH, LEVERAGING A DYNAMIC MIX OF FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND SIGNATURE EVENTS TO DRIVE AWARENESS AND INCREASE RESOURCES FOR HELP'S CORE INITIATIVES. THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY GENERATED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS BUT ALSO FACILITATED THE DISTRIBUTION OF IN-KIND DONATIONS - INCLUDING CLOTHING, FOOD, COMPUTERS, AND TOYS - TO HELP USA SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SITES. ADDITIONALLY, A TARGETED BACKPACK DRIVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED AND DISTRIBUTED HUNDREDS OF BACKPACKS, ENSURING CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM NEWLY ARRIVED MIGRANT FAMILIES, STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR PREPARED.THE HELP FUND'S MOMENTUM WAS EVIDENT IN THE SUCCESS OF SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES. THE 17TH ANNUAL VVA-HELP USA TOY DRIVE WELCOMED OVER 700 GUESTS, A 40% INCREASE, AND RAISED MORE SUPPORT THAN EVER FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GENESIS ACADEMY. THE SECOND ANNUAL ART OF RESILIENCE BENEFIT, LED BY RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY ARTIST BASEERA KHAN ALONGSIDE BOARD MEMBERS AT GONZALEZ, JEAN BROWNHILL, AND EDEN WILLIAMS, SPOTLIGHTED THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF HELP'S ART THERAPY PROGRAMS AND ITS NEWEST PURPOSE-BUILT SHELTER, HELP NEW LEAF, OPENING SPRING 2025. MOREOVER, UPSTREAM 2024: FRONTLINE SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS, THE HELP FUND'S PREMIER INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM, RETURNED FOR AN ENCORE YEAR, CONVENING OVER 300 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PROFESSIONALS FOR CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND POLICY ADVANCEMENTS RELATED TO THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ALIGNED WITH HELP USA'S MISSION.THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS UNDERSCORE HELP FUND'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING RESOURCES, DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND DRIVING FORWARD HELP USA'S MISSION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS.

    Expenses $842,751 · Grants $320,425

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Ostroff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gail Cannold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joanne Loenhardt Cassullo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maria Cuomo-Cole

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ponchita Pierce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Avis Richards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Seaman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Sirota

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Sachs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eden Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean Brownhill

    DIRECTOR (TO 05/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Hameline

    PRESIDENT/CEO (TO 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $450,451
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $397,967
    Other
    $52,484
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $345,465 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $52,502 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,901 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $39,583 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $450,451 related

  • Daniel Lehman

    PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $38,754
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $36,758
    Other
    $1,996
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

  • John C Emmert Jr

    VP & TREASURER/CFO (TO 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $312,342
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $268,532
    Other
    $43,810
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $261,332 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $7,200 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,312 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $32,498 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $312,342 related

  • Tasha Jackson

    VP & TREASURER/CFO (AS OF 03/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

  • Ronnie Silverman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $303,069
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $241,189
    Other
    $61,880
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $207,553 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $33,636 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,328 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $51,552 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $303,069 related

  • Elizabeth Samantha Conlan

    SVP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $203,080
    From this org
    $172,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,187
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,893
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,407
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,780
    Filer's total
    $203,080

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

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 I, LINE 4B
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: THOMAS HAMELINE - $45,302 RONNIE SILVERMAN - $33,636
PART I, LINE 3
EXPLANATION: HELP USA, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS USED TO DETERMINE THE SALARIES OF ITS EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL THE COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE SALARY AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE HAS SOLE AUTHORITY TO RETAIN AND TERMINATE OUTSIDE COUNSEL, AND RETAIN COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

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

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.

  • HELP HOUSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • MENTORING USA INC

    501(C)(3) · MENTORING YOUTH · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • HELP DEVELOPMENT CORP

    501(C)(3) · DEVELOPMENT OF LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • BRITEWAY INC

    501(C)(3) · COMPUTER SERVICES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

  • HELP USA INC

    501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE PURPOSE BENEFITTING RELATED ORGANIZATIONS · NY

    Directly controlled by CSC HUMAN SERVICE INC

  • HELP USA INC & AFFILIATES

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME · NY

    Directly controlled by HELP USA INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • HELP BUFFALO II LLC

    LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP WOODYCREST LLC

    LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP DUMONT LLC

    LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP LIVONIA II LLC

    LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP CROTONA PARK LLC

    LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HOME SIMPSON LLC

    LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • HELP PHILADELPHIA GROUP I INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · PA

  • BONANZA MCKNIGHT INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NV

  • HELP OWENS INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NV

  • HELP OWENS II INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NV

  • DUMONT INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GENESIS 13TH STREET

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • MORRIS CROTANA INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GENESIS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAZA INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GENESIS II INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GENESIS GP INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GENESIS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAZA II INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP PA AFFORDABLE HOUSING INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · PA

  • HELP WORKS (COMM QUALIFIED HOUSING INC)

    C · TRAINING · NY

  • HELP CLINTON AVENUE INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP OWENS III LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GM GENESIS APARTMENTS LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP BROADWAY GENESIS LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP PA AFFORDABLE HOUSING GP IV LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • GNP II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO INC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP WOODYCREST HDFC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • WOODYCREST DEVELOPER LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP LIVONIA II MANAGING MEMBER LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • MANAGER DUMONT LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP PERRY POINT MM LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP WASHINGTON DC MM LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP BUFFALO II MM LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP CROTONA PARK MM LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP CROTONA DEVELOPMENT LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP CARLISLE VETERANS LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP CMC MANAGING MEMBER LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP LIVONIA II HDFC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP MONTGOMERY LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP HOME SIMPSON LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HOME SIMPSON HDFC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP PA GP V LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP PARK PLACE LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP ROC I LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • DIXWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATES LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

  • HELP DIXWELL LLC

    C · LOW INCOME HOUSING · NY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501339349301040

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