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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 94-2997693

Help-A-Child Foundation

A private foundation in Sacramento, CA. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 9 grants and $443,892 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending May 31, 2021), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2020

    $443,892

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $58,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $439,813

  • Tax year 2018

    $36,396

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $492,948

Grants paid in 2020

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. River Oak Center for ChildrenSacramento, CA

    Charity

    $150,000
  2. Individual

    Charity

    $79,750
  3. Individual

    Charity

    $61,642
  4. Individual

    Charity

    $47,500
  5. JDRFSacramento, CA

    Charity

    $25,000
  6. Individual

    Charity

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    Charity

    $22,500
  8. Childrens Receiving Home of SacramentoSacramento, CA

    Charity

    $17,500
  9. Individual

    Charity

    $15,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Mental health1 grant $150,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $192,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Renee SniderPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ree ButlerDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Diana MeyersteinSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • William SamuelsonCFO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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