Help for Homelessness and Beyond
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To create sustainability in the communities we serve via housing resources and support services training elimination of barriers to growth and development and empowerment We provide relief to individuals famlies and youth in the communities we serve by reducing the burden caused by lack of viable resources
- Income
- $165,091
- Spending
- $165,090
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 56%
- Highest pay
- $8,500, ceo
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- Housing Placement Resources and Rental Assistance Provides assistance with housing related searches deposits visits application fees rent and materials assistance including furniture toiletries and clothes Also includes Certified Community Health Worker SDOH assessment case management plan workforce development training and monitoring
- LL STEAM Academy Afterschool Tutoring and Summer Camp Enrichment Programs Provides free fun and interactive learning programs for at risk and underserved youth ages 4-18 The program is core related and includes science technology engineering art and math field trip fridays drama dance entrepreneurship agriculture career planning and implementation pre-K readiness 2nd and third grade tutoring for OST testing financial literacy lifeskills breakfast lunch and snack On the job paid environmental science training for youth ages 10-17 every Saturday during the summer
- Food Pantry Giveaways Feeds all area codes every Second Saturday of the Month from 12-2pm Food and toiletries boxes hot meals during summer months and once a month during the year onsite for hundreds of youth and families daily
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 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 April 2018.
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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