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NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC

NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $48,421 to it, the largest being WILLIAM H LELAND III CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($28,371). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2023
$61k
Funders on record
4
Grants received
$48k
Net assets
$71k
0/4 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 17%
01What it does

What Northborough Helping Hands Association Inc does

Mission

The mission of the association is to provide assistance to needy residents of Northborough through programs of medical equipment loans, holiday outreach donations, backpack and school supplies donations to needy Northborough students, and cash grants for emergency needs.

As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Curbside Community Meals - Provided a weekly free meal to Northborough residents through their car windows as they drove through our stations.

    $33,380 spentof which $15,000 as grants
    53% of program spending

  2. Holiday Outreach - Provided Thanksgiving dinner baskets and turkeys for Northborough families, seniors, and singles in need as they drove through our stations. Christmas gift cards were also distributed to families in need.

    $18,704 spent
    30% of program spending

  3. Emergency Assistance - Funds were provided for emergency needs of Northborough residents, such as paying overdue phone bills, electric or heating bills, or other emergency needs.

    $5,533 spent
    9% of program spending

  4. Backpack Drive - Backpacks with grade appropriate school supplies were distributed to Northborough students in need.

    $2,604 spentof which $500 as grants
    4% of program spending

  5. Refugee Support - Assistance was provided to refugees who arrived in Northborough.

    $1,138 spent
    2% of program spending

  6. Scholarships - Scholarships were awarded to Northborough graduating high school seniors.

    $2,000 spent
    3% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $63,359.

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $50 → $10k.

Funder
'19
'21
'23
total
Springwell Incunclassified
$10k
funders
1
2
1

From the IRS filings of NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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

NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

41% 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 NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC.

59%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2021 74% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“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.

Where its funders are

100% of NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.

IL
MA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’19
’21
’23
Massachusetts out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

03Its place in the field

Against its field

NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.

Operating margin−6% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,663 human services nonprofits under $100k, FY2023

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In Massachusetts

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Nationally

North Hills Cares Inc 82452145576%The Helping Hand76%North Strand Helping Hands75%Warm Hands From Warm Hearts Inc75%Rehoboth Food Pantry Inc75%Hinesburg Community Resource Center Inc75%Newton Neighbors Inc75%Helping Hands of Humphreys Co Inc74%
04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

99%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MA

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Questions and answers

Who funds NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC?
NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $48,421 to it, the largest being WILLIAM H LELAND III CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($28,371). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC have?
IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $48,421 in grants to NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC.
Who is the largest funder of NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC?
WILLIAM H LELAND III CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $28,371 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like NORTHBOROUGH HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2023–2023), and the filings of 4 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing