Selfhelp Community Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF SENIORS AND AT RISK POPULATIONS THROUGH A SPECTRUM OF SERVICES. SELFHELP IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF SENIORS AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS THROUGH A SPECTRUM OF HOUSING, HOME HEALTH CARE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND WILL LEAD IN APPLYING NEW METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ADDRESS CHANGING NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY. SELFHELP WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE "LAST SURVIVING RELATIVE" TO ITS HISTORIC CONSTITUENCY, VICTIMS OF NAZI PERSECUTION.
- Income
- $121.9 million
- Spending
- $126.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 549
- Volunteers
- 700
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 72% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2530 of 30 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $59.2 million spent. SELFHELP'S SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 4,700 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR; SIX SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEXES HOUSING 1,000+ SENIOR RESIDENTS WITH SERVICES AVAILABLE ON-SITE; FOUR NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES(NORCS); THREE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; SIX SENIOR CENTERS, INCLUDING ONE OF NYC'S FIRST INNOVATIVE SENIOR CENTERS; CLIENT CENTERED TECHNOLOGY; COURT-APPOINTED GUARDIANSHIP; THE SELFHELP ALZHEIMERS RESOURCE PROGRAM(SHARP); AND EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE.
- $50.1 million spent. SELFHELP'S HOME CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION HOURS OF HOME CARE EACH YEAR TO APPROXIMATELY 2,500 CLIENTS WHO ARE FRAIL, OLDER ADULTS, OR DISABLED. SERVICES INCLUDE HOME HEALTH CARE, SKILLED NURSING, CHORE ASSISTANCE, HOUSEKEEPING, HOMEMAKING, AND EMERGENCY HOME CARE. SELFHELP EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 HOME CARE AIDES AND TRAINS AIDES IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH.SELFHELP WAS BORN FROM CRISIS AND HAS WEATHERED ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TURBULENCE FOR OVER EIGHT DECADES. DURING ALL OF THESE TIMES, AN HONEST ASSESSMENT OF MISSION, HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND INGENUITY HAVE GUIDED THE ORGANIZATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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