The Help Inc Fund
The Help Inc Fund is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Estes Park, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. Net investment income was $107.
The Help Inc Fund at a glance
- Revenue (2024)
- $107
- -99.7% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $107
- -98.6% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $56
- -99.9% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who The Help Inc Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Help Inc Fund gives
- Giving grew 242% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2020) to $75K (2023). In 2023 it made 9 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Help Fund Estes Park, CO | To support the global classroom initiative - canada- training of three persons, serving 7 schools and 6 youth groups with over 320 students and 120 youth in two canadian provinces, while preparing participants to bring skills back to ladakh, india for service to remote village children and youth stuggling to access sports, mental wellness information and youth leadership programs. | $17,860 |
| Health Inc | Women's wellness fellowships: developing the skills of seven young ladakhis through fellowships and partnerships with indian and international ngos to use it to provide universal access to education, health and animal health, market and weather information for yak hearders in eastern ladakh and women's health, mental wellness and rights for girls and women in remote areas of ladakh. The project produced 18 local-language videos on a youtube channel and on amaze.org page. | $13,035 |
| Omprakash Seattle, WA | Global classroom initiative omprakash leadership: training for health inc and other partner organizations among the 55 countries and 240 members in omprakash network for developing organizational skills, especially evalution and assessments, documentation and reporting, with special emphasis on health inc and south asian partner skills-development, with a follow up grant for more young health inc entrepreneurs to develop their service to their home community. | $12,000 |
| Health Inc | Operating 2 winter camps, one women's leasdership camp and one ability camp for over 230 children and youth from the differently-abled persons, remote-village children and young women leaders' communities, and 80 youth asscociation members in supporting equal access to sports, job and life skills development and builging leadership and mental wellbeing. Awareness was raised for inclusion of differently-abled in sports and learning. Young women were supported to become mental health mentors, and youth trained in safety and inclusion as sports mentors for remote village children and youth. | $10,925 |
| Health Inc | Serving six local youth associations and indian and international ngos, the project was a collaboration of all global classroom 2023 projects to collect data on youth wellbeing after covid lockdowns, loss of education and jobs, and access to services in remote villages of eastern ladakh, coping strategies in other indian and canadian communiteis, and to help develop both the technologies and education materials for learning communities, whether in school or not. Research was collected but not published due to confidentiality concerns. | $7,611 |
| Help Fund Estes Park, CO | Training and mentorship for executives from five ladakh-based youth associations to help them bring project based learning and mental wellbeing information to their remote-village winter camps, with practice in three camps for 200 students. | $6,857 |
| Health Inc | Two young women drop outs from remote herding communities received a two month apprenticeship led by the two graduates from the 2022 program, and all four received a six-month business mentorship to support female herders and weavers in 105 households in their home community. | $3,304 |
| Health Inc | Ongoing viral-load testing and access to medicines support for 52 hiv and hep b positive women and children, and care for 21 youth from remote villages with chronic mental health needs, with outreach and peer-to-peer services and the development of local-language health information videos. | $2,815 |
| Health Inc | Supporting a young apprentice operator to introduce community radio and offline learning systems to three middle-high-and higher secondary schools in kargil district ladakh, serving over 200 students and 320 households in remote villages, and helping local students become "barefoot operators" in their schools. | $1,079 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $107 | $56 | — | — | — | $107 | — |
| 2023 | $140,973 | $36,187 | $80,979 | $75,486 | 9 | $75,486 | $7,529 | $6,634 |
| 2022 | $185,765 | $33,254 | $94,740 | $32,350 | 6 | $33,700 | — | $8,880 |
| 2021 | $246,753 | $68,140 | $63,210 | $47,144 | 4 | $49,195 | $7,153 | $11,984 |
| 2020 | $241,781 | $66,948 | $65,095 | $22,040 | 4 | — | — | $11,834 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Help Inc Fund is led by Michael Louie, Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Michael Louie
Chair
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Fedinec
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Kofinas
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Hornbein
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Blesh
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Hunt
Secreteary
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Wade
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Thomas Hornbein (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 The Help Inc Fund
What is The Help Inc Fund?
The Help Inc Fund is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Estes Park, CO.
Where does The Help Inc Fund operate?
The Help Inc Fund has awarded grants in Colorado, Washington.
What is The Help Inc Fund's EIN?
The Help Inc Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2987624. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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