May We Help Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271490751
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5138346443
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,064,502
Expenses
$1,389,821
Assets
$1,690,866
Liabilities
$36,604

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN V MOCK (CHAIR & INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • GREGORY S WADDELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ROB SEIDEMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU AUG. 2024)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROB SEIDEMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU AUG. 2024): $108,674 total reported compensation
  • GREGORY S WADDELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $20,000 total reported compensation
  • JOHN V MOCK (CHAIR & INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $8,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

May we help provides free-of-cost support to children and adults with disabilities through volunteer led, innovative, custom solutions/devices, repurposed assistive equipment, and inclusive events that increase independence while affording everyone to puruse their full potential.

What it reported doing in 2024

Custom solutions for people with disabilitiesfor individuals with disabilities, a single piece of specialized equipment or assistive technology can be transformative. When commerically available options don't exist in the marketplace, may we help is a lifeline, providing free custom-designed assistive solutions that open doors to new possibilities. Our custom solutions go beyond basic needs, enabling participation in activities and passions including adaptive music, sports, arts, reading and other solutions to fully engage life. In 2024, we received 1,312 total requests for help across all programs, completing 838 projects including 233 custom designed solutions. Our impact goes beyond the intended recipient. Family members and care providers are positively impacted by the increased independence, mobility, daily living and hope generated by our solutions. Including our 2024 projects, may we help has now delivered 1,137 custom solutions since 2021.adaptive equipment program - repurposed equipment, renewed hopemay we help's adaptive equipment program provides mobility and daily living AIDS to children and adults facing challenges with obtaining needed equipment. We repurpose donated equipment - from standard & power wheelchairs to gait trainers, standers, and specialized bathroom AIDS giving these items new purpose while significantly reducing landfill waste. Items that don't meet our standards are disassembled for usable parts for our custom projects. Program demand surged in 2024 with 656 equipment requests, a 137% increase since 2021 and we fulfilled 543 of those requests. Events, previously held 4 times per year, now occur 3 to 4 times per month.tinkered toy programmay we help's tinkered toy program transforms ordinary toys into extraordinary opportunities for play. Studies show prior to school age, children learn through play and those with disabilities often lack the fine motor skills needed to use toys designed for their age, leading to develomental gaps. Volunteers, corporate & school partners adapt toys during build days throughout the year creating the inventory for our "toy store" during the tinkered toy event where families enjoy photos with santa, festive treats and the opportunity to select a toy of their choice. Tinkered toy program ensures every child experiences the developmental benefits of play with a toy uniquely their own. In 2024, we delivered 319 adapted toys along with countless smiles.halloween eventmay we help's halloween magic event transforms wheelchairs and adaptive equipment into vessels of imagination. Our volunteers create custom-designed costumes bringing each child's unique halloween costume wish to life. Wheelchairs morph into pirate ships, spacecrafts, or magical carrages that children proudly showcase at may we help's halloween festival, including accessible games, treats and more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.9%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 32.7%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.4% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.9% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $109K · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.