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Help Exists Foundation

EIN 93-2679424 • 501(c)3 • Columbus, OH

Pub. 78 EligibleNTEE F60

Profile

We are people sharing kindness, compassion, love, and friendship for all of our suffering, loneliness, isolation, trauma, torture, and extreme experiences. We help ourselves and others attain agency, clarity, equity, connection, and peace. Help exists to eliminate the causes of disconnection, enmity, and invisibility; and benefit people from all conditions including extremes, horror, obscenity, war, and abuse. To eliminate obstructions to community and harmony, we wish to include and make visible people from all conditions together.

63 E 6th AvenueColumbus, OH 43201

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Balance Sheet

Assets

Up

$30,721

Up $4,721 (+18%) from 2023

Liabilities

$5,842

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$24,879

Down $1,121 (-4.3%) from 2023

Operations

Revenue

Up

$99,968

Up $29,868 (+43%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$101,089

Up $56,989 (+129%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$1,121

Down $27,121 (-104%) from 2023

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Balance Sheet Trend

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$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2023: $26,000Net Assets 2023: $26,0002023Assets 2024: $30,721Liabilities 2024: $5,842Net Assets 2024: $24,8792024

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2024

Assets$30,721
Liabilities$5,842
Net Assets$24,879

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2023: $70,100Expenses 2023: $44,100Net Income 2023: $26,0002023Revenue 2024: $99,968Expenses 2024: $101,089Net Income 2024: -$1,1212024

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2024

Revenue$99,968
Expenses$101,089
Net Income-$1,121

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 9, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$99,968
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We are people sharing kindness, compassion, love, and friendship for all of our suffering, loneliness, isolation, trauma, torture, and extreme experiences. We help ourselves and others attain agency, clarity, equity, connection, and peace. Help exists to eliminate the causes of disconnection, enmity, and invisibility; and benefit people from all conditions including extremes, horror, obscenity, war, and abuse. To eliminate obstructions to community and harmony, we wish to include and make visible people from all conditions together.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EMERGENCY HARDSHIP PROGRAM - BILL PAY: HELP EXISTS HELPS TORTURE SURVIVORS TO PAY FOR TRAUMA THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, RENT, MEDICAL BILLS, AND OTHER BILLS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR RECOVERY FROM TORTURE. - DIRECT CASH GRANTS: HELP EXISTS GIVES CASH GRANTS TO PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM TORTURE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY HARDSHIP. CASH GRANT RECIPIENTS ALSO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR TOWARDS ATTAINING BETTER LIFE CONDITIONS AND PERSONAL GOALS.$7,485$73,520
PEER SUPPORT GROUPS - DYADIC PEER SUPPORT SESSIONS FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM TORTURE, EXTREME VIOLENCE, ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXTREME EXPERIENCES. - GROUP PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM TORTURE, EXTREME VIOLENCE, ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXTREME EXPERIENCES. - GROUP CONSULTATION AND PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR PROFESSIONAL HELPERS WHO ARE HELPING PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM TORTURE.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FREIDEL KUSHMANPresident/SePT$0--
WILL RANDLEPresidentPT$0--
NURIT MIA HIRSHSecretary/ChPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Help Exists
EIN
93-2679424
Phone
2136103549
Address
63 E 6TH AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43201

Signing Officer

Name
Freidel Kushman
Title
President/sec/treas
Phone
2136103549
Signed
2025-04-09

Preparer

Firm
Houldsworth Russo & Company Pc
Address
8675 S EASTERN AVE STE A, LAS VEGAS, NV 89123
Preparer
Jessica P Sayles
Phone
7022699992
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

CASH CONTRIBUTION: 7,485

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising 384 office supplies 626 program supplies 54,240 bank fees 245 information tech 2,930 travel 1,396 interest 179 insurance 6,393 membership dues 800 program running costs 11,879 licenses 27 education 631 total 79,730

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 5,842

Form 990-ez, Part III

We are people sharing kindness, compassion, love, and friendship for all of our suffering, loneliness, isolation, trauma, torture, and extreme experiences. We help ourselves and others attain agency, clarity, equity, connection, and peace. Help exists to eliminate the causes of disconnection, enmity, and invisibility; and benefit people from all conditions including extremes, horror, obscenity, war, and abuse. To eliminate obstructions to community and harmony, we wish to include and make visible people from all conditions together.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

Emergency hardship program - bill pay: help exists helps torture survivors to pay for trauma therapy, physical therapy, rent, medical bills, and other bills associated with their recovery from torture. - direct cash grants: help exists gives cash grants to people in recovery from torture who are in conditions of emergency hardship. Cash grant recipients also work one-on-one with the program director towards attaining better life conditions and personal goals.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29

Peer support groups - dyadic peer support sessions for people in recovery from torture, extreme violence, abuse, neglect, and extreme experiences. - group peer support meetings for people in recovery from torture, extreme violence, abuse, neglect, and extreme experiences. - group consultation and peer support meetings for professional helpers who are helping people in recovery from torture.

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