Help USA Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2025, help USA operated close to 3,000 units of transitional housing and served approximately close to 17,000 homeless people in family and individual transitional housing programs. These programs offered safe, service-rich residential environments and worked with the residents to achieve employment and permanent housing.during 2025, help development corp. Operated 1,712 units of permanent affordable housing at 25 residences across the united states. In addition, it has 4 projects with an additional 456 units under development. In these programs, help USA housed families and individuals who were formerly homeless, at risk of homelessness, and living with disabilities such as serious mental illness. They provide robust clinical and recreational services for tenants. In 2025, help USA provided non-residential social and supportive services to over 18,000 individuals and members of families who were homeless, at risk of homelessness, or low income. These services included homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing, case management services, and employment services. Help also provides domestic violence services to hundreds of families at risk of, or experiencing, domestic violence.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.7%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 30.7%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.65; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 24.2%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -27% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings