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Help -Us Help-U Inc

EIN 27-3648855 · Tampa, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceWeak42 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

HELP-US HELP-U INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, PEOPLE WITH DRUG ADDICTION USE DISORDERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, PREGNANT WOMEN WITH STIS, AND WOMEN REQUIRING CANCER PREVENTION. OUR MISSION IS TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE CARE THROUGH PRIMARY, WOMEN'S, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS HIV, HCV AND STI PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES.

Income
$1.0 million
Spending
$873,520
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
1

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 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 62% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 63% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 42 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (1)
  1. $789,326 spent. DURING 2024, HELP-US HELP-U INC. ADVANCED ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED SERVING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND PERSONS AT RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV AND HEPATITIS C. THROUGH INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY, THE ORGANIZATION ADDRESSED IMMEDIATE HEALTHCARE NEEDS WHILE SUPPORTING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT IMPACT LONG-TERM WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZED WRAPAROUND CARE SERVICES THAT INCLUDED FACILITATED CONNECTIONS TO STABLE HOUSING, ACCESS TO FOOD AND BASIC NECESSITIES, AND COORDINATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND TREATMENT. BY ADDRESSING BOTH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND UNDERLYING HEALTH CHALLENGES, HELP-US HELP-U PROVIDED HOLISTIC SUPPORT AIMED AT IMPROVING OVERALL WELL-BEING, PROMOTING STABILITY, AND INCREASING ENGAGEMENT IN ONGOING MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ENSURED THAT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COORDINATED CARE ADDRESSING THEIR FULL SPECTRUM OF NEEDS, FROM ACUTE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. A MAJOR UPCOMING ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVE IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO REACH RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE FLORIDA COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL BEGIN DEPLOYING MOBILE MAT UNITS TO DELIVER ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT COORDINATION DIRECTLY TO AREAS WITH LIMITED HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD REDUCING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT ACCESS AND IMPROVING CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS WHO FACE TRANSPORTATION AND GEOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COMMENCED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMILE FORWARD PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE INTEGRATED DENTAL AND RECOVERY SERVICES MODEL THAT ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL INTERSECTION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY. RECOGNIZING THAT UNTREATED DENTAL DISEASE CREATES SUBSTANTIAL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION DURING RECOVERY, HELP-US HELP-U BEGAN DEVELOPING CAPACITY TO PROVIDE DENTAL RESTORATION AND PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES AS INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PLANNING. THIS DEVELOPING PROGRAM COMBINES DENTAL SERVICES WITH CONCURRENT ADDICTION TREATMENT AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, CREATING A HOLISTIC CARE MODEL THAT ADDRESSES BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF RECOVERY. HELP-US HELP-U STRENGTHENED AND BROADENED ITS PROGRAM CAPACITY THROUGH STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. BY TRAINING EXTERNAL STAFF TO CONDUCT HIV, HCV, AND SYPHILIS TESTING, THE ORGANIZATION EXTENDED ITS REACH TO ADDITIONAL AT-RISK POPULATIONS AND DELIVERED SERVICES IN A MORE EFFICIENT, COMMUNITY-BASED MANNER. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOWED FOR INCREASED TESTING ACCESSIBILITY, EARLIER IDENTIFICATION OF INFECTIONS, AND IMPROVED LINKAGE TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY OTHERWISE FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO RECEIVING SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS CONTINUUM OF CARE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN RECOVERY HOUSING SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE REGION. BY PROVIDING ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND CARE COORDINATION DIRECTLY WITHIN RECOVERY RESIDENCES, HELP-US HELP-U ENSURED THAT INDIVIDUALS IN EARLY RECOVERY MAINTAIN CONSISTENT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH INCLUDES REGULAR INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING AND TREATMENT, MAT SERVICES, AND CONNECTION TO PRIMARY CARE, CREATING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ADDRESS BOTH RECOVERY NEEDS AND OVERALL HEALTH MANAGEMENT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH RECOVERY HOUSING OPERATORS, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR DELIVERING WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. TO SUPPORT CONTINUED EXPANSION, HELP-US HELP-U OPENED MULTIPLE NEW SERVICE LOCATIONS AND NOW PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION AND CARE SERVICES IN SEVERAL COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO FIXED-SITE LOCATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES FIVE MOBILE TESTING UNITS POSITIONED ACROSS VARIOUS COUNTIES, ENABLING DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL TESTING AND OUTREACH DIRECTLY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER HIGH-NEED SETTINGS. THIS GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION INTO UNDERSERVED RURAL COUNTIES ADDRESSED SIGNIFICANT HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN AREAS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO ADDICTION TREATMENT, HIV AND HEPATITIS C CARE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED NEW SERVICE DELIVERY SITES IN UNDERSERVED COUNTIES, BRINGING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO POPULATIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY FACED SUBSTANTIAL GEOGRAPHIC AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. THIS EXPANSION INCLUDED DEPLOYMENT OF TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE REMOTELY, ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR SERVICE SCHEDULES IN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, AND COORDINATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICE DELIVERY. BY BRINGING ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THESE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HELP-US HELP-U HAS WORKED TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES, IMPROVE EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES FOR RURAL RESIDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NEED TO TRAVEL SIGNIFICANT DISTANCES FOR CARE. THROUGHOUT 2024, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF FLORIDA'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT COMBINES MEDICAL CARE WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. THIS COMPREHENSIVE MODEL CREATES CARE PATHWAYS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. DURING 2024, HELP-US HELP-U INC. ADVANCED ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCA

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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