Civic Intelligence

Helping Employees Learn Prosperity

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 27-1474535

Aug 01, 2020 to Jul 31, 2021 • Filed on May 27, 2022

Organization Profilewww.helplac.org
4325 Palmero BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90008

(310) 338-8155

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2021

Net Margin

39th percentile

1.1%

Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$54,000

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 32.8% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

50th percentile

3.2%

Faster asset growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

49th percentile

-2.3%

Faster revenue growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$61,702

Up $1,891 (+3.2%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$61,702

Up $1,891 (+3.2%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin39th percentile

Revenue

Down

$164,528

Down $3,868 (-2.3%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$162,637

Down $11,601 (-6.7%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

$1,891

Up $7,733 (+132%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth50th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2013: $23,406Net Assets 2013: $23,4062013Assets 2014: $56,271Net Assets 2014: $56,2712014Assets 2015: $82,706Net Assets 2015: $82,7062015Assets 2016: $85,409Net Assets 2016: $85,4092016Assets 2017: $73,557Net Assets 2017: $73,5572017Assets 2018: $75,604Net Assets 2018: $75,6042018Assets 2019: $65,653Net Assets 2019: $65,6532019Assets 2020: $59,811Net Assets 2020: $59,8112020Assets 2021: $61,702Net Assets 2021: $61,7022021Assets 2022: $62,715Net Assets 2022: $62,7152022Assets 2023: $294,431Net Assets 2023: $294,4312023

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$61,702
Liabilities-
Net Assets$61,702
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth49th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $100,339Expenses 2013: $86,361Net Income 2013: $13,9782013Revenue 2014: $116,537Expenses 2014: $83,672Net Income 2014: $32,8652014Revenue 2015: $116,353Expenses 2015: $89,918Net Income 2015: $26,4352015Revenue 2016: $124,845Expenses 2016: $122,142Net Income 2016: $2,7032016Revenue 2017: $140,318Expenses 2017: $152,170Net Income 2017: -$11,8522017Revenue 2018: $155,099Expenses 2018: $153,052Net Income 2018: $2,0472018Revenue 2019: $166,852Expenses 2019: $176,803Net Income 2019: -$9,9512019Revenue 2020: $168,396Expenses 2020: $174,238Net Income 2020: -$5,8422020Revenue 2021: $164,528Expenses 2021: $162,637Net Income 2021: $1,8912021Revenue 2022: $162,261Expenses 2022: $161,248Net Income 2022: $1,0132022Revenue 2023: $156,311Expenses 2023: $172,595Net Income 2023: -$16,2842023

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$164,528
Expenses$162,637
Net Income$1,891
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2020 to Jul 31, 2021
Signed
May 27, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$164,528
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Helping Employees Learn Prosperity (HELP) is a non-partisan, independent employee affiliation. HELP is certified and is a registered employee association with the County of Los Angeles and has a County assigned payroll deduction code, and is a qualified employee organization with the City of Los Angeles. An organization dedicated to providing public employees and their families with the best possible services and benefits.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HELP is certified and is a registered employee association with the County of Los Angeles and has a County assigned payroll deduction code, and is a qualified employee organization with the City of Los Angeles. An organization dedicated to providing public employees and their families with the best possible services and benefits.$116,655-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAMES MACKEYPres/Exec DirectorFT$54,000-$54,000
LEONARD STONEVice PresidentPT$0--
PAULETTE SHELLEYSecretaryPT$0--
NATALIE KINGDirectorPT$0--
ALICIA BERRIDGEDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Helping Employees Learn Prosperity
EIN
27-1474535
Phone
3103388155
Address
4325 PALMERO BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90008

Signing Officer

Name
James Mackey
Title
President
Signed
2022-05-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Jfr & Company Inc
Address
300 E ESPLANADE DR STE 1130, OXNARD, CA 93036
Preparer
Mark S Buckley
Phone
8056847866
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $30652”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $15251”

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $3987”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $4322”

Other Expenses.1

“TELEPHONE $9248”

Other Expenses.2

“OUTSIDE SERVICES $4259”

Other Expenses.3

“WEBSITE $4211”

Other Expenses.4

“Scholarships $3487”

Other Expenses.6

“INTERNET $2263”

Other Expenses.8

“BANK FEES $740”

Other Expenses.9

“Dues & subscriptions $364”

Other Expenses.10

“TRANSPORTATION $290”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$61,702
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$61,702
Revenue
$164,528
Expenses
$162,637
Net income
$1,891
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.94$2.94$1.56$1.73$0.16
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.63$0.63$1.62$1.61$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.62$0.62$1.65$1.63$0.02
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.60$0.60$1.68$1.74$0.06
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.66$0.66$1.67$1.77$0.10
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.76$0.76$1.55$1.53$0.02
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.74$0.74$1.40$1.52$0.12
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.85$1.25$1.22$0.03
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.83$1.16$0.90$0.26
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.56$1.17$0.84$0.33
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.23$0.23$1.00$0.86$0.14