2024-11-14T05:57:32-07:00 2023-12-31 823726482 Rising Sun Accounting PO Box 25726 Seattle WA 98165 990 2023-01-01 201988027 Helping Link HELP 2066505882 PO Box 1596 Renton WA 98057 Minh-Duc Nguyen Executive Director 2065685160 2024-11-14 1 1 Samuel Dahlin P01888405 2069395442 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Minh-Duc Nguyen PO Box 1596 Renton WA 98057 377190 0 X www.helpinglink.org X 1993 WA To empower Vietnamese-American's social adjustment, family stability, and self-sufficiency while nurturing community service and youth leaders through ESL/Citizenship classes, digital literacy programs, and information and referral services. 3 3 1 25 0 0 307091 350982 0 0 112 9948 0 -4726 307203 356204 0 0 0 0 108560 120307 0 0 13056 25151 23867 133711 144174 173492 212030 757331 968413 12578 10787 744753 957626 Helping Link's mission is to empower Vietnamese-Americans through social adjustment, family stability, and self-sufficiency while nurturing community service and youth leaders. We provide our clients with information and referral services so that everyone might have fair and proper access to the city's resources. We build cultural competence and community through our ESL, citizenship, and digital literacy courses that help our clients acclimate to their new lives in Seattle. 0 0 29654 0 0 ESL and Citizenship Programs: Our ESL program is offered year-round in 10-week increments. Twice a week, native English speaking and bilingual instructors gather with our clients to teach conversational English in context-focused classes. Classes emphasize social interaction and language skills for specific situations in a safe learning environment. Clients practice language useful for job-seeking and managing other life tasks. This runs hand-in-hand with our citizenship and naturalization classes which focus on American history, government, and social studies. 29653 0 0 Technology and Digital Literacy Program: Focused primarily on computers and iPad use, this course meets twice a week to instruct clients on basic technology use in order to help clients develop skills needed for employment opportunities. The course also teaches clients to use technology and social media to maintain communication, navigate around the city, and stay connected with their community. Our clients are given new means to assimilate to their new home. This, along with the relationships forged amongst clients and volunteers, helps build confidence and prevent the isolation common to immigrant communities. 59307 0 0 Information and Referral Services: We help families and individuals access services and navigate challenges in areas such as education, health, employment, and immigration. We have a strong working relationship with other agencies who specialize in these services through a culturally competent lens reflective of our community's needs. Through this work, our clients are able to exercise their rights, build their lives, and contribute to the well-being of their families and this city. 0 0 0 118614 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X Minh-Duc Nguyen 2066505882 PO Box 1596 Renton WA 98057 Minh-Duc Nguyen Executive Director 40 0 X 99167 0 12112 Hao Duong President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Patrick Tefft Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Mary Smith Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 99167 0 12112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99404 0 31770 219808 7145 350982 0 9948 0 0 9948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16260 99404 20986 -4726 0 -4726 0 356204 0 0 5222 111279 94587 5564 11128 9028 7674 451 903 1453 1453 11680 9797 858 1025 4530 776 3754 4870 4870 Program Supplies 1334 910 424 0 144174 118614 12504 13056 106773 127470 631862 789847 4085 41355 24352 14611 14611 9741 757331 968413 12578 10787 12578 10787 X 744753 957626 0 0 744753 957626 757331 968413 212030 0 0 0 843 0 X 0 0 0 X 225583 251898 335635 307091 350982 1471189 225583 251898 335635 307091 350982 1471189 246412 1224777 15 23 25 112 9948 10123 1481312 0.82682 0.84715 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24352 14611 9741 0 0 0 0 9741 Gala 115664 99404 16260 0 7145 1405 3386 5000 4050 0 0 115664 99404 16260 0 7145 1405 3386 5000 4050 20986 -4726 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is presented to the board of directors, and questions are taken. During a board meeting, the Form 990 is approved in its entirety. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Helping Link has a written conflict of interest policy which board members review annually. Board members are requested to disclose, on an ongoing basis, any potential conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Director compensation is set by the board of directors, all of whom are independent, using data on compensation rates for comparable positions in organizations of similar size and scope, as well as consideration for budget constraints. This process is done annually and was last conducted in September 2023. There are no other paid officers or key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Helping Link's Form 990, Form 1023, Bylaws, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements are all available upon request. In addition, Form 990's are available on public websites, such as candid.org