Buddys Helpers Nfp
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 474857216
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2022
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2022
- Location
- Oak Forest, IL, USA
- Phone
- 7738122008
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $0
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOSEPH TROST (President)
- VEVA DOOGAN (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- JOSEPH TROST (President)
- VEVA DOOGAN (Vice President)
- JOHN R KOVATCH (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
BUDDY'S HELPERS NFP is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes in accordance with Section 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986(or the corresponding provision of any future United States Interal Revenue law). More specifically, the purpose of the corporation is to organize and undertake events that will involve Illinois high school students in community service programs and projects.
What it reported doing in 2022
December: At Oak Forest High School, making a difference award "86 consecutive month". Surprised parent/former all state baseball alum-who supports all sports, international volunteer day, covered by FOX NBC ABC CBS TELEMUNDO and UNIVISION. In Chicago, WGN toy drive delivery. WGN coverage with 90 second interview with truck in the background, social coverage and on thank you commercial put together by WGN that ran all weekend. At Dulles Elementary in Chicago, surprise honors for "go for the goal" reading leaders. In total 6 students K-8th graders were recognized. NBC ABC WGN and FOX covered. 2022 totals: 94 off the field events, 244 schools involved, 6400 student athletes involved.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: NotEnoughData
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 33.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -43% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 12 filed program accomplishments · $495K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 1 of 1 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2016 to 2022
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.