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Nonprofit · EIN 26-3618295

HELP ONE NOW

Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27601

Financials

$2.7M$2.7M2023$2.3M$2.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HELP ONE NOW by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,308,385$2,244,966$63,419$500,577$141,608$358,969
December 31, 2023990$2,655,213$2,721,476-$66,263$452,503$156,953$295,550
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,322,827
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$18
Net income from fundraising events
-$14,460
Other revenue
-$14,460

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$928,228
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$149,161
Other salaries and wages
$371,466
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$612,137
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$39,672
Occupancy
$50
Travel
$193,576
Program services (functional)
$1,340,094
Management and general (functional)
$661,815
Fundraising (functional)
$243,057

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$452,503
Total assets, end of year
$500,577
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,608
Net assets, end of year
$358,969
Net assets without donor restrictions
$358,969
Gross receipts
$2,352,320
Employees
10
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2008
State of legal domicile
TX

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWCEO/FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$93,603$46,395
ANDY HOOPERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AMANDA WHITMIRESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KAYLA GLASGOWTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL EADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR MELANIE WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWCEO/FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$92,093$37,301
AMANDA WHITMIRESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$7,500$0
CHARLES LEECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIKE HENSLEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
KAYLA GLASGOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRAVIS MASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
414 FAYETTEVILLE STREET 4TH FLOOR, RALEIGH, NC 27601-1793
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTOPHER MARLOW, PO BOX 26716, RALEIGH, NC 27611
Signed the 990
CHRISTOPHER MARLOW, CEO
Phone
(919) 230-6259
Return prepared by
BERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY LLP

Mission

HELP ONE NOW EMPOWERS FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH HIGH-CAPACITY LOCAL LEADERS WITH PROVEN SOLUTIONS TO END EXTREME POVERTY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $684,008 · grants $684,008 · revenue $904,253
  • 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.
    Expenses $152,245 · grants $152,245 · revenue $217,976
  • 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.
    Expenses $91,975 · grants $91,975 · revenue $190,447
  • ORPHAN PREVENTION, REUNIFICATION AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS
    Expenses $411,866 · revenue $860,606

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-3618295
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
2009
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$500,577
Income (IRS master file)
$2,352,320

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,308,385$2,244,966$500,577XML
990December 2023$2,655,213$2,721,476$452,503XML
990December 2022$2,779,984$3,125,946$513,393IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 26-3618295).

Questions about HELP ONE NOW

What is the EIN of HELP ONE NOW?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HELP ONE NOW is 26-3618295.
Is HELP ONE NOW tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to HELP ONE NOW tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HELP ONE NOW 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 HELP ONE NOW due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HELP ONE NOW last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of HELP ONE NOW?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER MARLOW.
Who are the officers and directors of HELP ONE NOW?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,603 (CHRISTOPHER MARLOW, CEO/FOUNDER).
How much revenue does HELP ONE NOW have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,308,385, expenses of $2,244,966 and total assets of $500,577 at year end.

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