The Helm Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831692550
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Lehi, UT, USA
Phone
3852429309
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$455,082
Expenses
$338,825
Assets
$141,111
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MRS COX (BOARD MEMBER)
  • AMRAM MUSUNGU (FOUNDER & CE)
  • GAYLORD PUATI (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

At the helm foundation, our vision is a world where every child and woman can thrive regardless of background or circumstance. We are committed to breaking the cycle of poverty through education, healthcare, and sustainable development. In africa, we empower women and children with clean water, education, and medical support. In salt lake city, we provide mentorship and a stable home for first-generation middle and high school students. Together, we build brighter futures, one life at a time.

What it reported doing in 2025

Legacy children home - kenya, africa program focus: shelter, education, healthcare, and daily needs beneficiaries: 267+ orphans and vulnerable children accomplishments: 1. Provided safe shelter, food, and daily care for over 267 orphans. 2. Funded school tuition, uniforms, and supplies to ensure continued education for all children. 3. Supported access to emergency healthcare, medical supplies, and regular wellness checks. 4. Launched a clean water initiative to reduce disease and improve sanitation for the home and nearby community. 5. Provided spiritual and emotional support in collaboration with local faith-based leaders and missionaries. Women & community empowerment - kenya, africa program focus: financial literacy, healthcare, and skills development accomplishments: 1. Trained over 150 women in financial literacy, small business skills, and sustainable agriculture. 2. Facilitated community health workshops and distributed feminine hygiene kits to school-aged girls. 3. Partnered with local clinics to provide basic medical screenings and maternal health services. 4. Helped launch micro-enterprises that are now generating stable income for women-led households. Youth mentorship & education program - salt lake city, Utah, USA program focus: academic support, leadership training, and safe housing accomplishments: 1. Mentored 30+ middle and high school students, many of whom are first- generation learners. 2. Provided after-school tutoring, leadership workshops, and college readiness resources. 3. Offered a structured, safe home environment with guidance and emotional support. 4. Connected youth with positive role models, civic engagement opportunities, and career paths.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.4%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 25.5%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 133.7% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 140.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.4% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $338K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.