Charlies Helping Hands

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871056721
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Seeley Lake, MT, USA
Phone
4062403987
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,461
Expenses
$30,611
Assets
$117,325

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MARK WILSON (Director)
  • PEGGY WOLFF (Director)
  • RANDY WARNER (Director)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the corporation shall be to assist minor individuals under the age of eighteen (18), primarily from missoula county, Montana, and more specifically, seeley lake, Montana, with financial assistance for broad lifetime needs, including but not limited to recreation, health and healthcare, living needs, food and nutrition, and education.

What it reported doing in 2025

The foundation continued to fulfill its exempt purpose of supporting and enhancing opportunities for the youth of seeley lake through charitable contributions, educational assistance, and community programs. During the year, the foundation provided financial support to local elementary and high schools through its glass recycling matching program, conducted three times annually, while also helping sustain community recycling efforts.additional assistance was provided to local students and youth organizations, including sponsorship of high school business professionals of america students attending the national convention, support for a student who lost softball equipment in a fire, assistance for a traveling youth basketball team, and funding for the elementary school parent teacher club and its various school improvement projects.the foundation also helped cover expenses for students participating in archery programs, educational field trips, and a summer youth theater group that provides cultural and performing arts opportunities for the community. Contributions were made to the community foundation, which supports smaller nonprofit organizations serving young people in the area.athletic programs also benefited from foundation support, including the seeley lake high school girls' volleyball and basketball teams. Through these activities, the foundation continued to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local youth by promoting education, recreation, community involvement, and personal development.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 22%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 42%; rating input score 42

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: 47.6%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.83; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 22% of revenue deployed · 42% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.