HELPING WOMEN HELP THEMSELVES INC
EIN 46-1516617 · Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations
What they do
HELPING WOMEN HELP THEMSELVES (HWHT) WAS CREATED to PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE NECESSARY EDUCATION to HELP THEM SUCCESSFULLY OWN and OPERATE THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESS. EDUCATION is PROVIDED THROUGH LOCAL SEMINARS and THE ORGANIZATIONS COMPLIMENTARY BUSINESS MANUAL. MOST IMPORTANTLY, HWHT ALSO PROVIDES ON-GOING BUSINESS SUPPORT to INDIVIDUALS AFTER THEY ATTEND ONE of THEIR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. THE ON-GOING BUSINESS SUPPORT INCLUDES ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE of BUSINESS TOPICS and BASIC GRAPHIC ARTS SERVICES. ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY HWHT ARE AT NO CHARGE to THE INDIVIDUAL. THE ONLY REQUEST to THE INDIVIDUAL is to "PAY IT FORWARD" to OTHERS.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $100.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2018The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders3 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $35,807 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
Has the pattern changed?
Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (3)
DEBBY MCCLOSKEYSECRETARY
JAN CETTITREASURER
JOE MCCLOSKEYPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 1451 ENGINEER STREET NO B, VISTA, CA 920818841
- County
- San Diego
- In care of
- JOE MCCLOSKEY
- Primary officer
- JOE MCCLOSKEY, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2018
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2018
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
- IRS tax category
- Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations