Help One Now
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HELP ONE NOW EMPOWERS FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH HIGH-CAPACITY LOCAL LEADERS WITH PROVEN SOLUTIONS TO END EXTREME POVERTY.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $2.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $139,998, ceo/founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 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
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $684,008 spent. EDUCATION:THROUGH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE ARE INVESTING IN A GENERATION WHO WILL TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES FROM WITHIN OVER TIME...FOSTERING FUTURE LEADERS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. AS WE PROVIDE EDUCATION, WE SEE INDIVIDUAL LIVES TRANSFORMED, FAMILIES FREED FROM THE CRUSHING EFFECTS OF POVERTY, THE LOCAL CHURCH STRENGTHENED AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES LIFTED. HIGH-QUALITY, GOSPEL-CENTERED EDUCATION SAVES CHILDREN'S LIVES, PROMOTES GIRLS AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND MAKES PEOPLE HEALTHIER. IT BOOSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH, REDUCES POVERTY, AND IS PROVEN TO DIRECTLY INCREASE INCOME. OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE IS ROOTED IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH. IN 2024, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 6 PRE-SCHOOLS, 10 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 5 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN 8 COUNTRIES, WE SUPPORTED 4,659 STUDENTS AND 213 TEACHERS; WE SERVED 1.14 MILLION MEALS; AND WE DIRECTLY AFFECTED OVER 25,000 LIVES. SUPPORT INCLUDES TUITION, UNIFORMS, SUPPLIES, MEALS, TEACHER SALARIES, TRAINING, FACILITY UPKEEP, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS. OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME SOME OF THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THEIR REGIONS AND HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE.
- $152,245 spent. ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE HELP ONE NOW FAMILY BUSINESS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO END GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY EQUIPPING FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND TO BECOME ACTIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GROWTH AND STABILITY OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM GUIDES FAMILIES THROUGH A 7-STEP PROCESS LEADING TO A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS. LONG TERM MENTORSHIP AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT BUILD ON THE STRENGTHS, MOTIVATION AND PASSION OF EACH FAMILY, MAKING THEM MORE LIKELY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SOLVING PROBLEMS AS THEY OCCUR. THIS CREATES FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, ENCOURAGES THEM TO RE-INVEST IN THE GROWTH OF THEIR BUSINESS AND ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ADDITIONAL FAMILIES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION. REPEATED ON A LARGE SCALE IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES, WE SEE WIDESPREAD INCREASE IN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH. OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE IS ROOTED IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH. TO DATE, WE HAVE EMPOWERED OVER 1,600 FAMILIES IN 12 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, WITH AN AVERAGE INCREASED INCOME OF 400-500% AND MANY OF THESE FAMILIES NOW HAVE YEARS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY UNDER THEIR BELT.
- $91,975 spent. COMMUNITY CARE: COMMUNITY CARE ENCOMPASSES MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING CLEAN WATER; ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE; FOOD SECURITY; TRAFFICKING AWARENESS, PREVENTION AND CARE; TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND COUNSELING; TRANSITIONAL CARE, REUNIFICATION AND LOCAL ADOPTION; SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, CHURCH PLANTING AND DISCIPLESHIP; EMERGENCY RELIEF, AND MORE. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE EXTREME POVERTY EXISTS, UNDER-RESOURCED SYSTEMS OFTEN FALL SHORT IN CARING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE. CHILDREN WITHOUT ADEQUATE PARENTAL CARE EXPERIENCE NEGLECT, TRAUMA AND EXPLOITATION WHILE A LACK OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES LEADS TO THE BASIC NEEDS OF MANY GOING UNMET. HELP ONE NOW PROVIDES 24/7 HOLISTIC CARE TO CHILDREN RESCUED FROM OR VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING AND PROVIDES RESOURCES THAT MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY BUT MORE THAN THIS OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON. HELP ONE NOW STAFF WALK ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, RESOURCING THEM WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO HEAL SPIRITUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY RESTORING THE BELIEF THAT THEIR LIVES HAVE VALUE AND THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF SUCCESS. OUR COMMUNITY CARE INITIATIVE IS ROOTED IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH. IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED 331 CHILDREN WITH 24/7 HOLISTIC CARE, AND OVER 60,000 INDIVIDUALS IN VARIOUS FORMS OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL RESTORATION.
- $411,866 spent. ORPHAN PREVENTION, REUNIFICATION AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 May 2009.
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 November 4, 2026.
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