Helping Hand Home for Children
Helping Hand Home for Children reported $10.9 million in revenue and $12.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.31 went to program services, $13.15 to management and general costs and $5.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Government grants made up 28.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $148,265 (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 19% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$65.39 $7.5M
- Government grants$26.94 $3.1M
- Program service revenue$6.72 $767K
- Investment income$0.95 $108K
Other revenue was negative: −$473K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.5% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 28.1% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $148,265 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.20% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHelping Hand Home provides 24-hour residential and therapeutic care for children ages 4-13 facing emotional and behavioral challenges due to complex trauma
Helping Hand Home's foster, adoption, and post-adopt services provides high-quality, individualized care and trauma-informed support for children in foster care, from birth through age 21, guiding foster families from preparation to post-adoption
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,245 | $0 | $18,020 | $148,265 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,392 | $0 | $16,240 | $137,632 |
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,607 | $0 | $0 | $137,607 |
| CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,039 | $0 | $6,171 | $132,210 |
| CHIEF HR OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,801 | $0 | $14,361 | $117,162 |
| DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,902 | $0 | $15,248 | $117,150 |
| DIRECTOR OF FOSTER & ADOPTION SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,633 | $0 | $15,152 | $116,785 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Helping Hand Home for Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $795K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5225
- Volunteers Part I, line 6400
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PALLADIUM PRODUCTION SERVICES Video production | $133,879 |
| DATANET It services | $133,495 |
| TUSHAR DESAI MD Counseling and consulting | $124,420 |
| LABATT FOOD SERVICES Catering services | $104,158 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
42 private foundations reported grants to Helping Hand Home for Children totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Helping Hand Home for Children's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Helping Hand Home for Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Helping Hand Home for Children spent in FY2025, $81.31 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Helping Hand Home for Children's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Helping Hand Home for Children reported that 81.3% of its $12.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 5.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Helping Hand Home for Children pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Helping Hand Home for Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $148,265, for the role of CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Helping Hand Home for Children get its money?
Of $10.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants (including 28.1% from government grants) and 7.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Helping Hand Home for Children a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-1144638 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601199349302375 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520939349300127 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411159349302031 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301109349300610 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201269349303065 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110979349300716 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-1144638: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.