FIRST HELP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
FIRST HELP (EIN 82-1711537)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2020-03-10
IRS object ID
202030709349200308
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-03-10T08:05:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042687094PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREENBERG ROSENBLATT KULL & BITSOLIPCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1306 MAIN STREET SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWORCESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01608ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN821711537EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE HELP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7742620864PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1217 WILDWOOD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityWORCESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP016031628ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN SOLOMONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7742620864PhoneNum
Signature2020-03-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD F POWELLCPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00161992PTIN
Phone5087910901PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address71.11.8.98IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-03-03IPDt
IP Tm12:16:28IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.BLUEHELP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$99,270GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$90,104ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$4,586FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$2,500SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$2,086SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$4,211GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,156CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$3,055GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$369OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$95,614TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$2,700GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$5,555FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$336OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$114,391OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$122,982TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$27,368ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,073NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$4,295NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,370BOYAmt
EOY$11,606EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$953BOYAmt
EOY$617EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,323BOYAmt
EOY$12,223EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,250BOYAmt
EOY$16,518EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,073BOYAmt
EOY-$4,295EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeSUICIDE AWARENESS, TRAINING AND FAMILY SUPPORTPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCES - THREE SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCES, INCLUDING FOOD FOR ATTENDEES, TRAVEL, SPEAKERS, PRINTED MATERIAL AND OTHER CONFERENCE EXPENSES.PERSONS BENEFITED - 500 ATTENDEES$0$58,284
FAMILY SUPPORT - CARE PACKAGES WERE SENT TO FAMILIES AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AFTER AN OFFICER DIED BY SUICIDE. EACH PACKAGE WAS WORTH $100-150.PERSONS BENEFITED - 28 FAMILIES/DEPARTMENTS (OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS)$0$5,342
SUICIDE AWARENESS - VIDEOS WERE CREATED AND USED FOR TRAINING AT POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. WEBSITE CREATED TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF THOSE LOST TO SUICIDE. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES AND DEPARTMENTS TO SPEAK ABOUT SUICIDE.$0$30,318
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$93,944TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
KAREN SOLOMON
PRESIDENT30.00$0$0$0
JEFFREY MCGILL
VICE PRESIDENT15.00$0$0$0
MELISSA SWAILES
TREASURER10.00$0$0$0
DOUGLAS WYLLIE
SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0
MARK DIBONA
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0
NICHOLAS GRECO
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCSELLERS
DIRECTOR5.00$0$0$0
STEVEN CASSTEVENS
DIRECTOR5.00$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 FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN SOLOMONPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1217 WILDWOOD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityWORCESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP016031628ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7742620864PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,533CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$90,104CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$135,637TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,797CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,061TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,797CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,901CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$144,698TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,153CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$5,153TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,153CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$5,153TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$139,545PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$380TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$380TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,808CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$99,270CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$145,078TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation2017 WAS THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST YEAR AND A SHORT YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORYINCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 4,211. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 1,156. GROSS PROFIT: 3,055. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 1,156. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 0. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 1,156.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 369.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: CONCERNS OF POLICE SUICIDE SURVIVORS. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,700.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 336.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 69,525. DESCRIPTION: BOARD MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 2,691. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES, SOFTWARE AND OTHER. AMOUNT: 2,841. DESCRIPTION: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES. AMOUNT: 2,723. DESCRIPTION: CLOTHING AND MERCHADISE GIVE-AWAYS. AMOUNT: 15,772. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 15,692. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 2,405. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 90. DESCRIPTION: HONOR BOX EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,652. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 114,391.
990-EZ, AMENDEDPARTS I - III ARE AMENDED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL RETURN HAD INCORRECT BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT FIGURES. PART IV IS AMENDED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL RETURN INCLUDED PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES. SCHEDULE A IS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE CORRECT INCOME STATEMENT AMOUNTS. SCHEDULE B IS NOT REQUIRED WITH THE AMENDED RETURN.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 953. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 617.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,068. DESCRIPTION: LOAN PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,400. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,250. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50.

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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