Civic Intelligence

Helping Employees Learn Prosperity

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 27-1474535

Aug 01, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023 • Filed on Dec 23, 2024

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 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2023

Net Margin

27th percentile

-10%

Higher net margin than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$54,000

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 34.5% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

99th percentile

369%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

37th percentile

-3.7%

Faster revenue growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$294,431

Up $231,716 (+369%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$294,431

Up $231,716 (+369%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin27th percentile

Revenue

Down

$156,311

Down $5,950 (-3.7%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$172,595

Up $11,347 (+7.0%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$16,284

Down $17,297 (-1708%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th 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

2023

Assets$294,431
Liabilities-
Net Assets$294,431
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth37th 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

2023

Revenue$156,311
Expenses$172,595
Net Income-$16,284
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023
Signed
Dec 23, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$156,311
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.-$160,360
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
2024-12-23
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Franks & Associates LLC
Address
300 E Esplanade Dr 9th Flr, Oxnard, CA 93036
Preparer
Walker Franks
Phone
8056847866
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $34278”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $12864”

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $7173”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $4536”

Other Expenses.1

“OUTSIDE SERVICES $13673”

Other Expenses.2

“TELEPHONE $6711”

Other Expenses.3

“WEBSITE $5659”

Other Expenses.5

“SCHOLARSHIPS $3382”

Other Expenses.7

“REPAIRS $2566”

Other Expenses.8

“INTERNET $2331”

Other Expenses.9

“MEALS $1836”

Other Expenses.10

“BANK FEES $763”

Other Expenses.11

“TRANSPORTATION $401”

Other Expenses.12

“Dues & subscriptions $379”

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$294,431
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$294,431
Revenue
$156,311
Expenses
$172,595
Net income
-$16,284
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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