Help a Child Benefit
To help needy children in the northeast Texas area
Help a Child Benefit at a glance
In short: Help a Child Benefit gave $123K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $123,000
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,750
- -42.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,750
- Total assets
- $468
- -273.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Help a Child Benefit funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Texas Scottish Rite Childrens Hosp ($49K). Together the top 4 received $123K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Help a Child Benefit gives
- Giving grew 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $74K (2022) to $123K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $123K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Scottish Rite Childrens Hosp Dallas, TX | Support of Hospital | $49,000 |
| N E Texas Child Advocacy Center Winnsboro, TX | Support of Child Advocacy Center | $49,000 |
| Hunt County CASA Greenville, TX | To Help Fund Child Advocate Program | $12,500 |
| Lake Country CASA Sulphur Springs, TX | To Help Fund Child Advocate Program | $12,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $468 | $167,411 | $166,673 | $123,000 | 4 |
| 2024 | $-270 | $162,260 | $163,926 | $107,000 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1,396 | $136,744 | $136,051 | $96,500 | 2 |
| 2022 | $703 | $118,364 | $118,075 | $74,000 | 2 |
| 2021 | $414 | $124,546 | $124,890 | $80,000 | 3 |
| 2020 | $859 | $69,125 | $68,610 | — | — |
| 2019 | $344 | $73,959 | $74,188 | — | — |
About Help a Child Benefit
Based on IRS filings
Help a Child Benefit is a public charity, based in Dike, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $468 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $123K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Help a Child Benefit is led by Wade Bartley, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wade Bartley
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Bartley
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Wright
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Beck
Secretary
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bill Holden (2019–2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Help a Child Benefit
How much does Help a Child Benefit give each year?
Help a Child Benefit gave $123K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $107K across 2 grants.
What is Help a Child Benefit's typical grant size?
Help a Child Benefit's median grant in 2025 was $30,750, and its average grant was $30,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Help a Child Benefit give grants?
Help a Child Benefit gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Help a Child Benefit give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Help a Child Benefit's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Help a Child Benefit?
Help a Child Benefit reported $468 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $167K.
What is Help a Child Benefit's EIN?
Help a Child Benefit's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4893130. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
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