Help USA Inc
Help USA Inc at a glance
In short: Help USA Inc gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $500,000
- Median grant
- $500,000
- Total assets
- $14,346,680
- -38.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 USA Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Help USA Fund ($500K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2021) to $695K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Help USA Fund New York, NY | General Contribution | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,346,680 | $723,024 | $500,834 | $500,000 | 1 | $223,024 |
| 2024 | $23,127,145 | $216,819 | $2,906 | — | — | $216,819 |
| 2023 | $20,915,398 | $3,213,190 | $3,408 | — | — | $213,190 |
| 2022 | $12,703,095 | $156,703 | $3,461 | — | — | $156,703 |
| 2021 | $12,551,274 | $243,666 | $93,119 | $90,000 | 2 | $152,905 |
| 2020 | $12,398,577 | $847,055 | $697,261 | $695,000 | 1 | $152,055 |
| 2019 | $8,748,708 | $711,086 | $562,186 | $560,000 | 1 | $151,086 |
About Help USA Inc
Based on IRS filings
Help USA Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $223K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Help USA Inc is led by Daniel Lehman, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel Lehman
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Williams Esq.
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair Then Chair, 2022
Vice Chair Then Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Mirante
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avis Richards
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gail Cannold
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Sachs
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Guff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Seaman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Hochfelder
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Sirota
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eden Williams
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Atenedoro Gonzalez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Park
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gale Sitomer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gil Addo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ignacio Perez Pozuelo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Bischoff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yolanda Jimenez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Silverman
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Ridges
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tasha Jackson
Vice President, Treasurer & CFO
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Marc Altheim (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Hameline (2019–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Jean Brownhill (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: John C. Emmert Jr. (2020–2024) — Vice President, Treasurer & CFO
- Former: Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Leonard Achan (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Khaliah Ali (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Nick Brown (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Henry Schleiff (2022) — Director
- Former: Maria Cuomo Cole (2022) — Chairperson
- Former: Henry Schlieff (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maria Cuomo-Cole (2019–2021) — Chairperson
- Former: Charles Grodin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph Gallo (2019–2020) — CFO & Treasurer
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 USA Inc
How much does Help USA Inc give each year?
Help USA Inc gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Help USA Inc?
Help USA Inc reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $723K.
What is Help USA Inc?
Help USA Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New York, NY. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Help USA Inc operate?
Help USA Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Help USA Inc's EIN?
Help USA Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3922973. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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