People Helping People of Pullman

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263902533
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pullman, MI, USA
Phone
2692362001
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,514,925
Expenses
$960,637
Assets
$3,903,907
Liabilities
$19,652

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DARIS DEGROOT (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFF KRUITHOF (EXECUTIVE DI): $135,701 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Showing the hope found in a relationship with jesus through helping people with their daily needs and equipping them to reach their potential.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our primary purpose is to provide a safe environment for children and adults to witness god's love, meet their daily needs and equip them to reach their potential. 2024 program service accomplishments include: 8 week summer youth program incorporating fun, education and field trips. Weeklong vacation bible school for elementary aged children and community service work for middle and high school students. After school program for pre-k-12 grade students four days a week that included food, homework assistance, crafts and fun. Provided students in need with school supplies. Sponsored children to attend camp beechpoint. Offered community space for indoor community soccer pick-up and games. Free use of the linking center for adults with community meetings. Assisted families in need with things like furniture, appliances, and firewood for heat. Offered a weekly community dinner and bible studies for all ages. Offered weekly worship service for people in the community. Partnered with allegan adult education to offer ged and esl classes for adults. Partnered with service agencies offering them meeting space with their pullman clients. Provide coats for community adults and youth. We offer a food pantry to the community that is open on mondays and wednesdays by appointment and as needed in emergency situations. Approximately 200 families are served each month at the pantry. We offer showers and laundry service by appointment. We offer safe and affordable housing through three rental homes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.8%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 36.6%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.06; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.8% of revenue deployed · 84.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $813K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $136K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 55/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.