Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
HELPAGE USA INC
HELPAGE USA INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,842,782 to it, the largest being CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION ($1,366,066). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $657k
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $4.8M
- Net assets
- $927k
What Helpage USA Inc does
Mission
Helpage usa advances the well-being & inclusion of older people around the world to make sure that the contributions of all older people are recognized, and they have the right to a healthy, safe, & secure life.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
1.humanitarian assistance helpage usa supported older people whose lives have been impacted by the war in ukraine and humanitarian crises in ethiopia, moldova, venezuela, turkey and morocco. Assistance was provided in the form of specially tailored food packages and clean water; hygiene kits, assistive devices and other essentials to keep them safe; mental health support and counseling; clean water and hygiene facilities, as well as age inclusion specialists to advocate for their needs. Helpage usa also educated us government agencies, congress, and other stakeholders about the need for stronger inclusion of older people in humanitarian action.
$873,463 spentof which $717,672 as grants61% of program spending2.healthy aging helpage usa launched a pilot of friendship bench dc which enables older people to address the mental health crisis in their community. Helpage usa provided extensive training in empathic listening and problem-solving therapy so they can support people of all ages who need a listening ear. Friendship benches will be set up at host partners in underserved areas so that mental health support is free, accessible, and culturally relevant to those who need it.
$355,883 spent25% of program spending3.policy, education, and global network support: helpage usa supports helpage global network members and amplifies the voices of older people in low- and middle-income countries. We do this by building awareness among key us audiences of how older people are affected by humanitarian crises, a lack of income and age-appropriate health care, vulnerability to violence and abuse, and the need to ensure that older people have a voice in debates about policies that impact them.
$206,059 spent14% of program spendingOther programs.
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,435,405.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $571k to $2.2M (+291%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6% · 2022 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
82% of HELPAGE USA INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Kyle Salazar
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $271k → $729k.
11 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HELPAGE USA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HELPAGE USA INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
63% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HELPAGE USA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 74% · 2018 34% · 2019 48% · 2020 93% · 2021 62% · 2022 40% · 2023 21% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of HELPAGE USA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 68% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
55% of HELPAGE USA INC's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $653k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HELPAGE USA INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,546 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,546 crime & legal nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like HELPAGE USA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HELPAGE USA INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HELPAGE USA INC?
- HELPAGE USA INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,842,782 to it, the largest being CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION ($1,366,066). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HELPAGE USA INC have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $4,842,782 in grants to HELPAGE USA INC, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HELPAGE USA INC?
- CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,366,066 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HELPAGE USA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 34 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing