Helping Others Soar Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Chico, CA EIN: 83-1394686

The purpose of the Helping Others Soar Foundation is to provide financial support to VTC and VCSS in the advancement of their charitable missions.

Key facts about Helping Others Soar Foundation

In short: Helping Others Soar Foundation gave $1.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.4M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
83-1394686
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,450,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,450,000
Median grant
$1,450,000
Total assets
$70,435,027
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$70.4M

+12.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+50.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.4M

+50.6% YoY

How Helping Others Soar Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Helping Others Soar Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Helping Others Soar Foundation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Chico, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $70.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $2.0M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

ChicoFairfield

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.4M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Victor Community Support Services Inc: $1.4MVictor Community SupportServices Inc$1.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was Victor Community Support Services Inc ($1.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Victor Community Support Services Inc Chico, CATechnology upgrades and expansion of clinical internship program.$1,450,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$70,435,027$62,880,913$58,395,911
Revenue$4,404,029$4,257,687$2,982,619
Expenses$1,635,720$1,218,470$997,403
Net Investment Income$2,012,303$4,257,687$982,619

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 31, 2020)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Helping Others Soar Foundation is led by Douglas Scott, Chair & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Douglas Scott

    Chair & CEO

    Chair → Chair & CEO, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Swift

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Hackett

    Treasurer & CFO

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobbie Dege

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simona Cataldo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Rayden

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Monte Cameron (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Forbes (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Deborah Blevins (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Blofsky (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Merle Momyer (2019–2022) — Board Member

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 Others Soar Foundation

How much does Helping Others Soar Foundation give each year?

Helping Others Soar Foundation gave $1.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $963K across 1 grant.

How large is Helping Others Soar Foundation?

Helping Others Soar Foundation reported $70.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

What is Helping Others Soar Foundation?

Helping Others Soar Foundation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Chico, CA. It holds $70.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Helping Others Soar Foundation operate?

Helping Others Soar Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Helping Others Soar Foundation's EIN?

Helping Others Soar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1394686. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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