Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,967,220
- Total expenses
- $1,992,638
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,956,632
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $10,583
- Investment income
- $5
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,457,695
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,195,350
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $262,345
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,789,679
- Management and general expenses
- $199,329
- Fundraising expenses
- $3,630
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,789,679
Program services were 89.8% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,937,550
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$19,082
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: SAFE PASSAGE
total $10,583 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2d · Program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2e · Program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $5 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11a · Other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11b · Other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11c · Other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $254,085 · program services $203,114 · management and general $50,971 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $685,457 · program services $663,977 · management and general $21,480 · fundraising $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $19,585 · program services $19,204 · management and general $381 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $81,191 · program services $76,519 · management and general $4,672 · fundraising $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $74,825 · program services $27,060 · management and general $47,765 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $95,935 · program services $76,748 · management and general $19,187 · fundraising $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $3,630 · fundraising $3,630
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $444,393 · program services $432,920 · management and general $11,473 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,489 · program services $7,890 · management and general $2,599 · fundraising $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $69,186 · program services $63,496 · management and general $5,690 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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20 · Interest
total $7,558 · program services $0 · management and general $7,558 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $9,815 · program services $8,833 · management and general $982 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $16,209 · program services $13,704 · management and general $2,505 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Payroll Processing
total $27,721 · program services $22,176 · management and general $5,545 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Staff Training & Development
total $22,706 · program services $22,706 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Program Marketing
total $8,000 · program services $8,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: Participant Related Programming Costs
total $132,599 · program services $132,599 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $29,254 · program services $10,733 · management and general $18,521 · fundraising $0
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26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $171,531 · end of year $476,940
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $192,647 · end of year $256,343
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,823 · end of year $3,284
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$54,540
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$32,936
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $39,235 · end of year $21,604
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $236,399 · end of year $699,524
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $110,933 · end of year $179,014
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $501,849
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $28,368
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $222,561 · end of year $174,900
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $14,534 · end of year $311,219
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $295,607 · end of year $262,345
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The mission of HELPER Foundation is to provide the resources and guidance to help struggling youth and community members of all ages make the transition from negative anti-social behavior to positive value-oriented alternatives.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The mission of HELPER Foundation is youth empowerment with focus on reducing gang-motivated violence.
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Gang Intervention & Prevention: We provide gang prevention and intervention services to the Venice and Mar Vista communities under our contracts with the LA Gang Reduction and Youth Development and the Urban Peace Institute. Our staff of 6 intervention workers 4 case managers and two peace ambassadors work with families and participants ; assisting them in enhancing their lives through the provision of direct services and or access to resources through various collaborative partnership networks. As the Lead Agency we managed 35 intervention and 25 prevention clients consistently giving us a total of 60 clients erved in 6 to 12 months. Venice 2000 successfully assisted 300 clients through our intervention programming. We helped clients transition off of probation and we graduated clients from our prevention program. We also provided life skills workshops to over 200 clients and family members.
Expenses $678,770 · Revenue $673,148
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Our crew of safe passage workers ensure a safe environment around three high schools in the Antelope Valley Unified School District to make sure that students can enter the school at the start of classes and exit from school at the end of the day. We also have pop up events at nearby parks when school is out to provide students with opportunities for positive interaction with their peers.
Expenses $343,740 · Revenue $340,242
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Antelope Valley Trauma Prevention Initiative: Our community peace ambassadors interface with the community in the Lancaster and Palmdale areas to educate them about the causes and effects of gang violence and the alternatives that help affected youth and their families become productive members of the community. We are committed to supporting and assistring the highest-need groups victims and survivors of gang -related violence and their families and at-high-risk individuals. Our organization understands the importance of reducing crime and gun violence and we are proud to be part of this intiative. We have a proven track record of working with vulnerable groups in the Antelope Valley communities through the Trauma Prevention Initiative with the Office of Violence Prevention. Our work includes but is not limited to mental health suppor employment services substance abuse prevention and youth engagement programs. we provided the followingg services and activities: 1. Outreach efforts to identify high-risk individuals and connect them to the appropriate resources 2. Support and assistance to survivors of gun violence and their families 3. Participation in collaborative efforts with other community organizations to ensure that we are working towards the same goal and 4. Training and education to individuals and groups on the dangger sof gun violence and the importance of intervention and prevention
Expenses $486,500 · Revenue $486,490
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Our team of community health outreach workers continue to distribute information about COVID19 and related health information in the Antelope Valley. We also started the operate a youth center in the Lancaster area to provide a safe space for young people to develop their creative abilities.
Expenses $280,669 · Revenue $283,387
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Frank Murphy
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jonathan Coney
Trustee Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Naomi Nightingale
Trustee Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mary Ann Balthard
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ansar Muhammad
Trustee Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $254,853
- From this org
- $254,853
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,853
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $254,853
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 20 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501409349300005
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