HELP USA INC (EIN 133922973) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1996

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

TASHA JACKSON

Phone

2124007000

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

HELP USA INC, founded in 1996, is a small nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $217K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 93% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. The organization ran a surplus of $214K, a strong 99% operating margin.

Mission

HELP USA IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ASSISTING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, FORMERLY HOMELESS OR LOW-INCOME TO BECOME AND REMAIN STABLY HOUSED AND SELF-RELIANT. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1986 AS A PROVIDER OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO HOMELESS FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY, HELP USA HAS GROWN TO BECOME A BUILDER AND OPERATOR OF SERVICE-ENRICHED TRANSITIONAL AND LOW-INCOME PERMANENT HOUSING IN FIVE STATES. HELP USA OPERATES 3,634 HOUSING UNITS AT 42 RESIDENTIAL SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMPRISING 1,151 UNITS OF PERMANENT AFFORDABLE INCLUDING 604 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND 2,667 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND SINGLE ADULTS. HELP USA'S HOUSING MODELS INCLUDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS ADULTS, FAMILIES, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND VETERANS; AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS, LOW-INCOME, AND SPECIAL-NEEDS ADULTS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING VETERANS. HELP USA IS ALSO A PROVIDER OF SOCIAL SERVICES TARGETED TO RESIDENTS IN ITS HOUSING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. HELP USA'S PROGRAMS CURRENTLY SERVE MORE THAN 30,000 HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY AND HAVE HELPED OVER 400,000 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS. IN CY 24, HELP PLACED 1,314 HOUSEHOLDS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $216,819

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $216,819

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $2,906

Other Expenses $2,906

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,906

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$216,819	$3,213,190	-0.9%
Expenses	$2,906	$3,408	-0.1%
Net Income	$213,913	$3,209,782	-0.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,104,616

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ANTHONY WILLIAMS ESQ	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS RIDGES	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ATENEDORO GONZALEZ	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GAIL CANNOLD	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PETER HOCHFELDER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ARTHUR MIRANTE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AVIS RICHARDS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY SACHS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NANCY SEAMAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD SIROTA	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EDEN WILLIAMS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD PARK	DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/26/24)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARC ALTHEIM	DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEAN BROWNHILL	DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/24)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS HAMELINE	PRESIDENT/CEO (UNTIL 01/24)	0.25	Officer	$0	$52,484	$450,451
DANIEL LEHMAN	PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF 11/23)	0.25	Officer	$0	$1,996	$38,754
JOHN EMMERT	VP & TREASURER/CFO (UNTIL 01/24)	0.25	Officer	$0	$43,810	$312,342
TASHA JACKSON	VP & TREASURER/CFO (AS OF 03/24)	0.25	Officer	$0	$0	$0
RONNIE SILVERMAN	SECRETARY	0.25	Officer	$0	$61,880	$303,069

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$216,819	$2,906	$23,127,145	$213,913
2023	$3,213,190	$3,408	$20,915,398	$3,209,782
2022	$156,703	$3,461	$12,703,095	$153,242
2021	$243,666	$93,119	$12,551,274	$150,547
2020	$847,055	$697,261	$12,398,577	$149,794
2019	$711,086	$562,186	$8,748,708	$148,900
2018	$714,985	$583,209	$10,103,036	$131,776

HELP USA INC