Helping Hands of Springfield Inc
To identify problems facing the poor and homeless in springfield, il and to implement and coordinate services to help address those problems.
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,713,488
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,648,069
- +35.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,162
- -101.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,541,283
- +31.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Helping Hands of Springfield Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $400K (2023) to $400K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Reserve Springfield, IL | Passthrough Housing Construction Grant | $400,000 |
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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 | $1,713,488 | $4,648,069 | $4,541,283 | — | — | $3,162 |
| 2024 | $1,499,935 | $3,426,863 | $3,463,214 | $400,000 | 1 | $-182,011 |
| 2023 | $1,653,059 | $2,053,533 | $2,216,952 | $400,000 | 1 | $2,747 |
| 2022 | $1,557,884 | $1,818,065 | $1,651,641 | — | — | $474 |
| 2021 | $1,324,241 | $1,370,863 | $1,405,875 | — | — | $5,186 |
| 2020 | $1,377,667 | $1,139,011 | $1,121,565 | — | — | $2,377 |
| 2019 | $1,184,568 | $1,000,953 | $934,194 | — | — | $5,891 |
About Helping Hands of Springfield Inc
Based on IRS filings
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Springfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc is led by Patti Crouch, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patti Crouch
President
Secretary → Vice President & Interim Executive Director, 2024
Vice President & Interim Executive Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Gillespie
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Wright
Director
President → Past President, 2024
Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Pierce
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kari Wolf
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsea Gurski
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Art Stern
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Fullerton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Roszhart
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Goleman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kerwin
Past President
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Fetty
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Black
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaaz Catterall
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Brenda Staab (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joe Rupnik (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Nelson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Ray (2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Davis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Marjorie King (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Annie Lantgen (2022–2023) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Laura Davis (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Charlene Aaron (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Erica Smith (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Terri Phelps (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Scott Kaiser (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jordan Homer (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Cynthia Mackenzie (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Shannon Dewith-McCormick (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Arthur Stern (2021) — Director
- Former: Bob Bensko (2019–2020) — Advisory Member
- Former: Tom Korty (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Iris Wesley (2020) — Director
- Former: Kathryn Harris (2020) — Director
- Former: Matt O'Shea (2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Aiello (2019) — Past-President
- Former: Scott Belcher (2019) — Director
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 Helping Hands of Springfield Inc
How large is Helping Hands of Springfield Inc?
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.
What is Helping Hands of Springfield Inc?
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Springfield, IL. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Helping Hands of Springfield Inc operate?
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Helping Hands of Springfield Inc's EIN?
Helping Hands of Springfield Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1255889. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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