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HELPFUL: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
HELPFUL (EIN 85-0673635)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-10
IRS object ID
202241309349201114
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-05-10T08:04:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202122306PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GBQ PARTNERS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15580 MONROE STREET SUITE 210AddressLine1Txt
CitySYLVANIACityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43560ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN850673635EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELPFULBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHELPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6043594788PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1470 W BROAD STREET 10AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBENJAMIN TREUHAFTPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6043594788PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBENJAMINPersonFirstNm
Person LastTREUHAFTPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID PEERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01343155PTIN
Phone4198858338PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressHTTPS://HELPFULENGINEERING.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$83,058GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$3,450ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$79,608ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$83,058TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$14,399FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$35,921OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$50,320TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$32,738ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$25,281NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,851OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$63,870NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,112BOYAmt
EOY$61,704EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,437BOYAmt
EOY$4,141EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,549BOYAmt
EOY$65,845EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,268BOYAmt
EOY$1,975EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,281BOYAmt
EOY$63,870EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeAPPLICANT IS EMPOWERING AND ENGAGING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO THIS PANDEMIC AND THE ISSUES IT HAS EXPOSED BY PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AN ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO ALLOW A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS TO COLLABORATE TO SOLVE THESE AND OTHER CHALLENGES. APPLICANT HAS BUILT A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE COLLABORATING VIA APPLICANT'S SLACK GROUP. THIS NETWORK IS CONCENTRATED IN THE UNITED STATES BUT HAS MEMBERS IN COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. APPLICANT IS RESPONDING TO THE SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY DURING THE PANDEMIC BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE CREATING NOVEL SOLUTIONS TO MEET THESE NEEDS, AND BY PROVIDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND OVERSIGHT, AND AN OPEN-SOURCE LEGAL, CONTRACTUAL, AND LICENSING FRAMEWORK, TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK OF APPLICANT'S VOLUNTEER NETWORK TRANSLATES INTO ACTIVE SUPPLY CHAINS PROVIDING DESPERATELY NEEDED EQUIPMENT TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomPROTOTYPING OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 1.) DESIGN OF PPE, MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS WITH DESIGN DISTRIBUTION NUMBERING IN THE MULTI-MILLIONS AND PHYSICAL DELIVERABLES BEYOND COUNTING. 2.) ONE OPEN SOURCE PRODUCT AT MARKET, BEFORE FDA. 3.) MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES TESTED BY THE USG (SANDIA LABS AND US ARMY). 4.) DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF EARLY STAGE MEDICAL HARDWARE COUNTERMEASURES RELATING TO COVID, WITH UTILITY BEYOND THE PANDEMIC. THESE INCLUDE MULTIPLE VENTILATORS, SOFTWARE AND HUMAN AND LOGISTIC COORDINATION SOFTWARE (REACH4HELP). 5.) MORE THAN 100 PROJECTS BEGUN. 6.) AN UNFUNDED HELPFUL/NIST COLLABORATION EXPLORING MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTIONINGS AND RESULTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF A CONCEPT SOLUTION.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$6,046ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$6,046TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
BRIAN FINCH
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
ANDREW LAMB
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
ROBERT READ
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REBECCA VARONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1470 W BROAD STREET UNIT 10AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6043594788PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,954TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,954TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$37,954PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$37,954TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$79,608GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 20. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,280. DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 7,024. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 20,853. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS LICENSES & FEES. AMOUNT: 2. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 1,814. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & HOSTING. AMOUNT: 724. DESCRIPTION: SALES TAX. AMOUNT: 127. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 136. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIP & DUES. AMOUNT: 3,891. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 35,921.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: 5,851.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 228. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 178. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,913. DESCRIPTION: CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,259. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 413. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,045. DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,855. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 930.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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