Nonprofit · EIN 04-3014567
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC
Tax-exempt · BURLINGTON, MA 01803
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,182,510 | $1,226,918 | -$44,408 | $430,326 | $22,942 | $407,384 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,042,967 | $1,092,853 | -$49,886 | $493,658 | $41,865 | $451,793 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $993,172 | $1,086,607 | -$93,435 | $556,809 | $54,129 | $502,680 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,140,633
- of which government grants
- $18,165
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,371
- Net income from fundraising events
- $39,506
- Other revenue
- $39,506
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,350
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $234,211
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $199
- Occupancy
- $80,844
- Depreciation
- $31,767
- Program services (functional)
- $1,110,318
- Management and general (functional)
- $100,113
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $493,658
- Total assets, end of year
- $430,326
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,942
- Net assets, end of year
- $407,384
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $373,531
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $32,852
- Gross receipts
- $1,235,319
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 275
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Sheridan | Executive DIrector Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $71,350 |
| Kim Trainor | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Trowbridge | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Janet Fitzgerald | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Dalton Rolli | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Ray Garber | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marty Damian | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Marcia Aulenback | DIrector Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Walsh | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Anil Saigal | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Christine Shruhan | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Robert Krieg | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Judy Walsh | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Elyssa Bailey | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kristina MacLaughlin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sheridan | Executive Director (as of March 2024) Officer, Highest-paid employee | 8 | $67,063 |
| Jane McIninch | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Judith Walsh | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Kimberly Walsh | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Janet Fitzgerald | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Gail Wolfe stepped down before YE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Marcia Aulenback | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Shruhan | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Bill Beyer | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kristina McLaughlin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Krieg | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Anil Saigal | Director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Trowbridge | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Marcia Rich stepped down | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane McIninch | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Judith Walsh | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Kimberly Walsh | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Gail Wolfe | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marcia Aulenback | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Christine Shruhan | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Bill Beyer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marcia Rich | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kristina McLaughlin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Krieg | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| Anil Saigal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Fitzgerald | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Trowbridge | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 21 MURRAY AVE, BURLINGTON, MA 01803-2102
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Kimberly Walsh, PO Box 343, Burlington, MA 01803
- Signed the 990
- Kimberly Walsh, Treasurer
- Phone
- (781) 270-6625
Mission
The mission is to help meet the basic needs of Burlington, MA's at-risk residents through sustained community-wide efforts focused on providing hunger relief, emergency financial aid, and holiday support.
Program accomplishments
- PHP Burlington Food Pantry: The Pantry provides supplemental food assistance on a weekly basis to help qualifying residents residents meet their nutritional needs. The pantry is set-up like a grocery store, but distribution continues to be done on a drive up basis. In total the Pantry distributed the equivalent of 370,956 pounds of food in addition to the distribution of donated Grocery Store Gift Cards totaling $8,275 (estimated at 6,600 pounds). As an alternate location to provide access to shelf stable items a Micropantry was established at the Burlington Public Library in July 2024 and accounted for approximately 5,000 ponds of food in 2025. Under the food pantry umbrella, the PHP Victory Garden is fully staffed by volunteers that produces fresh produce for pantry clients, which during the growing season accounted for approximately 2,800 pounds of food or an in kind value estimated at $5,300. Overall fresh produce accounted for 20% of the food distributed or a total of 72,371 pounds. Additionally, PHP runs a Lunch Program for kids that provides healthy food to eligible school-age children during school breaks. There were approximately 400 total visits to the lunch program in 2025. Volunteers provided almost 12,000 hours of support to our staff to ensure that the Food Pantry and Victory Garden can provide the necessary support to the Pantry Clients. Program Service Accomplishments accumulated over 2,600 visits with an average of 217 households helped during the month or an increase of 23.6%. Addition cumulative statistics include: # of Adults: 3,700; # of Children: 2,696; # of Senior: 1,113; # of New Households: 114 (including displaced families for part of the year); Pet Pantry: 2,367 pounds of food.Expenses $934,489 · revenue $673,656
- Holiday Program: Support the eligible families through Holiday Meals and the Wish Tree Program. While the majority items distributed for the Holiday programs are donated in kind, the organization will purchase open items for the Wish Tree to ensure wishes and basic needs requests are fulfilled for all the children. The total holiday gift program expenses are split between estimated in-kind donations of $115,775 and purchases of $11,468 partially offset in the year by donations labeled for Holiday and InGathering. Holiday Meals: Through a separate InGathering distribution, meals are distributed to the pantry clients on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving InGathering served 137 families. Several corporate sponsors support the program through in kind or cash donations. In December, PHP also distributed $3,075 of Grocery Store Gift Cards for the pantry clients to put towards a holiday meal. Wish Tree: Helps eligible families, providing children with gifts including clothing, shoes, bedding, toys, books and blankets, etc. The program distributed over 2,300 brand new items to 318 Children from 138 Families to fulfill basic needs and wishes. Additionally, gift cards were distributed to 74 active Senior Pantry Clients 65 or over and to 35 High School students. For the Wish Tree Program, children of Pantry Clients or those recommended through Burlington Youth & Family Services or the Public Schools receive: Sweatshirt, Pajamas, Underwear/Diapers, Shoes, books and 3 Wishes (with up to 1 Gift Card) with Blanket(s) per family. Additionally organizations have provided Socks and Generic Toys that are added to the items distributed.Expenses $127,243 · revenue $122,291
- Covenant for Basic Needs: Established to meet the temporary, emergency needs of individuals and families who are in need of support to cover rent, utilities, emergency housing, medical needs, etc. Additionally, we have supported summer camps for children. All of the requests are screened by counselors at Burlington Youth & Family Services. Total Funding: $16,251, # of Claims: 36 Avg. Cost/Claim: $464 Avg. Monthly Funding: $1,354Expenses $16,204
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3014567
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $430,326
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,235,319
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,182,510 | $1,226,918 | $430,326 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,042,967 | $1,092,853 | $493,658 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $993,172 | $1,086,607 | $556,809 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $731,077 | $705,105 | $618,337 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3014567).
Questions about PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC
- What is the EIN of PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC is 04-3014567.
- Is PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Kimberly Walsh.
- Who are the officers and directors of PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,350 (James Sheridan, Executive DIrector).
- How much revenue does PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,182,510, expenses of $1,226,918 and total assets of $430,326 at year end.
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