EIN 45-2442366

Project Helping

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
32
City
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Project Helping strives to improve the mental wellness of volunteers by creating meaningful, social, and accessible volunteer experiences. Through projects like Emilys Light, Kynd Mobile, Kynd U, Your Moment, and Kynd Life, Project Helping leads volunteer experiences that provide individuals with a sense of purpose and connection. They also offer Kynd Kits - volunteer projects in a box that are shipped directly to volunteers who assemble them and distribute them to local people or organizations. In 2022 alone, Project Helping shipped 80,005 Kynd Kits.
Total revenues
$3,233,059
2022
Total expenses
$2,973,894
2022
Total assets
$1,355,789
2022
Num. employees
32
2022

Program areas at Project Helping

Kynd Kits are volunteer projects in a box that deliver our mission of improved mental wellness directly to our volunteers. In 2022 we shipped 80,005 volunteer projects to volunteers who built the kits and distributed them to local people or organizations in need. That equates to 80,005 volunteers participating in our programming and over 80,000 volunteer time provided to local communities.
KyndHub is a online platform that gamifies kyndfulness to improve mental wellness. We now have over 34,000 active users on the platform who uses it to build mental wellness daily by serving others.
In Person Volunteering: (Emilys Light, Kynd Mobile, Kynd U, Your Moment, Kynd Life) Project Helping creates and leads volunteer experiences to make it accessible for individuals to improve their mental wellness through the sense of purpose and connection that comes from serving others. In 2022, the Project Helping had 1343 volunteers participate in our in-person volunteer experiences. These volunteers provided 4,029 volunteer hours back to the community while improving their own mental wellness.
Kynd Club- Over 100 volunteer experiences were created for children and families to participate in meaningful volunteer activities.

Who funds Project Helping

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$204,372
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Health$126,124
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$119,500
...and 9 more grants received

Personnel at Project Helping

NameTitleCompensation
Justin KrugerFounder and Chief Executive Officer
Michelle AndersonVice President, Human Resources Colorado
Jennie WarnerExecutive Director
Chris WeissDirector of Development Project Helping Team.
Ty McLaneDirector of People
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Project Helping

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,233,059
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,233,059

Form 990s for Project Helping

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-03-02990View PDF
2018-122019-11-25990View PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 15 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $22,370 from Motorola Solutions Foundation
June 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $204,372 from American Online Giving Foundation
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Mental health organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
HealthMental health
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
4262 S Laredo Way
Aurora, CO 80013
Metro area
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
County
Arapahoe County, CO
Website URL
projecthelping.org/our-team/ 
Phone
(303) 551-0624
IRS details
EIN
45-2442366
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
F01: Mental Health and Crisis Intervention Alliances and Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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