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Helping Hands Support Inc

Helping hands support exists to provide an easy, tax-efficient way for individuals, families and organizations to give charitably to organizations that provide care for those in need.

$2.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$1.2M
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$30MPhilanthropy$18MEducation$4.6MReligion$4.2MAnimals$230kHousing & Shelter$119kHealth$103kYouth Development$100k
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $41k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $280k
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.2M
$299,247
Median grant
6
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CORBAN UNIVERSITY$1,249,704
PROVISIONBRIDGE$355,265
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP$309,049
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC$299,247
NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE$230,000
DECISION POINT MINISTRIES$50,000
HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES$41,406
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $1.6M) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $41k → 9%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $539k → 13%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $480k → 13%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $173k → 13%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $137k → 13%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $124k → 13%Helping Hands Charitable Fdn: $59k → 13%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $43k → 13%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES: $25k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
IL
OR
PA
RI
CA
CO
MO
NM
KS
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$22M · 7 repeat orgs$5.7M to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
16

Total granted

$22M
$3.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+103%
+114%

Still filing today

57%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 16% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.8M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NC
    NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $17M · revenue ×103
  • TM
    The Master's University and Seminary
    2× · 2018–2019 · $2.7M · revenue +41%
  • HH
    HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +103%

Funded once

  • FC
    FAITH COMES BY HEARING
    one grant, 2023 · $1.9M
  • VC
    Vanguard Charitable Fnd
    one grant, 2017 · $585k
  • MF
    MVCS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $382k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
National Christian Foundation -- Wisconsin Inc

Equipping followers of christ to give wisely to advance his kingdom by inspiring biblical stewardship and generosity.

Religion
2
Servant Foundation

The Signatry advances the Christian faith by carrying out its mission, "to inspire and facilitate revolutionary biblical generosity across generations to solve the world's greatest problems," through financial and other support of I.R.C.…

Religion
3
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
4
Greg Fritz Ministries Inc

To proclaim gospel of jesus.

Religion
5
National Christian Foundation Orlando Inc

To encourage and facilitate greater charitable giving by offering simple, innovative, and efficient giving tools to support charities, churches, and christian ministries.

Philanthropy
6
Financial Planning Ministry

Financial planning ministry, inc. (fpm) is a not-for-profit organization devoted to assisting in the performance of the functions of christian churches by serving their financial needs.

Health
7
Mark Driscoll Ministries

To proclaim the gospel of jesus christ

Religion
8
Kingdom Advisors Inc

Kingdom advisors is a discipleship ministry serving christian financial professionals. the organization encourages, educates, and empowers christian financial professionals with biblical wisdom to be effective disciples of jesus christ in…

Religion
9
Gospel Revivals Inc

To engage in christian evangelism through the publication and worldwide distribution of "herald of his coming" periodical

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10
National Church Residences At Home Hospice

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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11
National Church Residences At Home Health and Wellness Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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12
National Church Residences At Home Hospice Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Helping Hands Charitable Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Mill Dog Rescue. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 28 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEMA FOUNDATION INC: $30,349,927 · PhilanthropyNEMA FOUNDATION INCNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $16,743,045 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC+3 more: $630,997 · PhilanthropyThe Master's University and Seminary: $2,656,834 · EducationCORBAN UNIVERSITY: $1,249,704 · EducationFAITH COMES BY HEARING: $1,873,851 · OtherVanguard Charitable Fnd: $585,386 · OtherMVCS FOUNDATION: $381,853 · OtherMID VERMONT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $284,233 · OtheriDonate Foundation Inc: $150,000 · Other+7 more: $375,019 · OtherHELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC: $1,562,842 · Human ServicesHELPING HANDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $58,690 · Human ServicesCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC: $309,049 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFE: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentNational Mill Dog Rescue: $230,000 · Recreation & SportsThe Signatry Corporation Inc: $172,322 · ReligionLarry Burkett Foundation Inc: $50,000 · HealthEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $43,000 · HealthCASCADE WOMEN'S HEALTH: $10,000 · Health
Philanthropy$47,723,969Education$3,906,538Other$3,650,342Human Services$1,621,532Youth Development$409,049Recreation & Sports$230,000Religion$172,322Health$103,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNEMA FOUNDATION INC: $30,349,927 over 8y, 37% of budgetNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $16,743,045 over 8y, 13% of budgetThe Master's University and Seminary: $2,656,834 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetHELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC: $1,562,842 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetCORBAN UNIVERSITY: $1,249,704 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetLORDSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $363,850 over 4y, 66% of budgetCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC: $309,049 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNational Mill Dog Rescue: $230,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $58,690 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetDECISION POINT MINISTRIES: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $43,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE BIBLE FOR YOU INC: $12,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetCASCADE WOMEN'S HEALTH: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds NEMA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds The Master's University and Seminary ↗
  • Who funds HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CORBAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LORDSHIP FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds National Mill Dog Rescue ↗
  • Who funds Ministry Services Group Inc ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS CHINESE AMERICAN REVIVAL ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds HELPING HANDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Larry Burkett Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds DECISION POINT MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE BIBLE FOR YOU INC ↗
  • Who funds CASCADE WOMEN'S HEALTH ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Christian Community Foundation IncCO14× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Helping Hands Ministries Inc · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Helping Hands Support Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Helping Hands Support Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24
no gov · 50%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Corban University: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–24
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Helping Hands Support Inc?

Find your warmest path to Helping Hands Support Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 28 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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