Nonprofit · EIN 76-0729857
HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC
Tax-exempt · CHANTILLY, VA 20151
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,034,893 | $959,097 | $75,796 | $385,536 | $49,588 | $335,948 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $944,501 | $1,187,925 | -$243,424 | $322,508 | $62,511 | $259,997 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,061,159 | $1,259,546 | -$198,387 | $568,304 | $64,909 | $503,395 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $831,895
- Program service revenue
- $99,448
- Investment income
- $6,452
- Net income from fundraising events
- $97,098
- Other revenue
- $97,098
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $333,705
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,863
- Other salaries and wages
- $149,822
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $304,094
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $70,415
- Occupancy
- $20,148
- Travel
- $17,214
- Depreciation
- $5,066
- Program services (functional)
- $714,149
- Management and general (functional)
- $145,409
- Fundraising (functional)
- $99,539
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $322,508
- Total assets, end of year
- $385,536
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,588
- Net assets, end of year
- $335,948
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $180,249
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $155,699
- Gross receipts
- $1,057,882
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Curtiss | Executive Director Officer | 60 | $110,863 |
| Rick Auman | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Gene Murphy | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Rev Gina Anderson-Cloud | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Larson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr James Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Stromeik | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Gilkeson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Carol McIntosh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Francis Conteh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Curtiss | Executive Director Officer | 60 | $110,864 |
| Rick Auman | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Francis Conteh | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Gene Murphy | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Rev Gina Anderson-Cloud | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Gilkeson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Larson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Carol McIntosh | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Rick Peterson | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Curtiss | Executive Director Officer | 60 | $110,740 | $1,475 |
| Rick Auman | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Hiserman | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gene Murphy | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Francis Conteh | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Carol McIntosh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Larson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Gilkeson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Ballenger | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14101 PARKE LONG CT STE N, CHANTILLY, VA 20151-1645
- In care of
- % GINNY G WAGNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Melody Curtiss Cathey, 14101 Parke Long Court N, Chantilly, VA 20151
- Signed the 990
- Melody Curtiss Cathey, Executive Director
- Phone
- (703) 793-9521
- Return prepared by
- Aprio Advisory Group LLC
Mission
Helping Children Worldwide works with local partners in strong collaborations and brings resources and capacity-buillding assistance to partners so they may address the root causes of child poverty and child mortality in their community.
Program accomplishments
- Child Welfare and Child Reintegration Centre - The Organization provides support in Sierra Leone for aid to young women, children and families suffering from extreme poverty and continued to provide primary financial support for the Child Reintegration Centre ("CRC") in Sierra Leone. The Organization assisted in the launch of an in-country network of NGOs supporting orphans and vulnerable children in Sierra Leone, acting as the Secretariate, and provided the network with resources such as an internet-based storage drive, website, and email.The collaboration between the Organization and CRC offers direct services to children and families in one of the most impoverished regions of the world, and provides training, coaching and mentoring services to child welfare agencies in Sierra Leone and West Africa to change their service model to family support work. In Sierra Leone, almost 60% of the population lives below the national poverty line, while 13% lives in extreme poverty. More than 60% of the population lack adequate food, and close to 40% lack access to safe water. More than a quarter of all children under age five are malnourished. Because of CRC programs, over 1,600 children and 429 families were supported during 2024.Expenses $180,428 · grants $333,705
- Global Health and Mercy Hospital - The shared mission of Mercy UMC Hospital ("Mercy") and the Organization is to improve infant and maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone by providing holistic, community-focused care, regardless of ability to pay. Maternal health is a crucial element of poverty and child mortality. Mercy is a 50-bed facility with a trained and dedicated medical staff including a full-time doctor, a medical laboratory, a research laboratory, a fully stocked pharmacy on-site, an HIV/Aids clinic, and a surgical wing with two operating theatres. As of October of 2024, between malaria clinics (7705), nutrition clinics (1353), hospital admissions and hospital outpatient services (2838), aids clinics (5945) and prenatal clinics (1167), Mercy Hospital and Mercy Outreach were able to provide medical and diagnostic services to 19,008 patients in Bo and 45 surrounding villages in the District of Bo. Mercy's outreach into the surrounding villages includes nutrition clinics and treatment provided for malnourished infants, prenatal care and education, malaria testing and treatment, diarrhetic disease diagnosis and treatment, and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, as well as support for basic health needs in clean water and sanitation.Following up on the Organization's Together for Global Health conference in 2023, members from the network of practitioners across the globe collaborated on development of a new training program in Sierra Leone for maternal/infant health practitioners. 100 midwives and nurses were trained in multiple curricula. The training brought together universities, NGOs, private business, government and health practitioners from many countries, a unique approach, and certified local midwives and nurses to be master trainers, in line with the Organization's empowerment approach to global development. The Organization's global health technical advisor and her global health intern evaluated outcomes and produced a baseline report. The network agreed to bring the training back each year until the training has been presented in every district and began planning for future trainings.The Organization held trips for the first time to several countries where member organizations from HCW's Together for Global Health network are located, engaging in maternal health conferences.Expenses $184,445
- Empowerment programs and economic strengthening - The Organization's United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) teams are comprised of individuals who are trained and then travel to Sierra Leone to volunteer at CRC and Mercy Hospital. Over the years, teams have engaged in a wide variety of service projects to support the lives of children and their families, including medical and dental clinics, construction projects, teacher training collaborations, and capacity building work with local leadership. Three Village Partnerships were active during 2024, funding the construction of basic community infrastructure, providing medical and nutrition clinics for children and mothers, and supporting family strengthening services to villages through Mercy Hospital, mission team volunteers overseen by the medical staff and mission partnership liaison at the Missionary Training Centre and by Child Reintegration Centre case managers and social workers, and various contractors in Sierra Leone. The Organization's professional staff provided direct support on the ground and via remote collaborations. The Organization continued to build the capacity of the CRC and Mercy staff in 2024, by bringing in experts from the U.S.A and the U.K in medicine, surgery, physical rehabilitation, and nursing care, organizational leadership, case management and social work, identified by the organization as its UMVIM program.Expenses $323,841 · revenue $99,448
- Econonic StrengtheningExpenses $25,435
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 76-0729857
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $385,536
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,057,882
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,034,893 | $959,097 | $385,536 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $944,501 | $1,187,925 | $322,508 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,061,159 | $1,259,546 | $568,304 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,220,277 | $1,167,258 | $788,151 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 76-0729857).
Questions about HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC
- What is the EIN of HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC is 76-0729857.
- Is HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE 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 HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Melody Curtiss Cathey.
- Who are the officers and directors of HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,863 (Melody Curtiss, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,034,893, expenses of $959,097 and total assets of $385,536 at year end.
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