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US nonprofit · EIN 561276293 · Asheville, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 561276293) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Helpmate Inc's network

17 people6 organisationsi17 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Graham Reynolds ChairChair2021
5 yrs
Lauren Karlsson ChairChair-Elect2023
3 yrs
Anna GrimesDirector2025
1 yr
Belinda GrantDirector2022
4 yrs
Beverly BrignoloCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Chuck FarlowDirector THR2023
3 yrs
Cindy HolmanDirector2019
7 yrs
Duane AdamsDirector2021
5 yrs
Fran PaschallVice-Treasur2023
3 yrs
Frederick HudsonDirector2019
7 yrs
Ginny RaviottaImmediate Pa2019
7 yrs
Jennifer AdamsDirector2019
7 yrs
Joni LisenbeeTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Joyce GreeneDirector2019
7 yrs
Lucy WheelerDirector2021
5 yrs
Michael LambDirector2025
1 yr
Peter KanipeDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
April Burgess-JohnsonExecutive Disince 2019
Catherine ShoreFinance Diresince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
April Burgess-JohnsonExecutive Di40$93k$5k
Catherine ShoreFinance Dire40$81k$8k
Graham ReynoldsChair2$0
Joni LisenbeeTreasurer2$0
Fran PaschallVice-Treasur2$0
Beverly BrignoloSecretary2$0
Lauren KarlssonChair-Elect2$0
Ginny RaviottaImmediate Pa2$0
Duane AdamsDirector1$0
Jennifer AdamsDirector1$0
Belinda GrantDirector1$0
Joyce GreeneDirector1$0
Anna GrimesDirector1$0
Cindy HolmanDirector1$0
Frederick HudsonDirector1$0
Peter KanipeDirector1$0
Michael LambDirector1$0
Lucy WheelerDirector1$0
Chuck FarlowDirector THR1$0

About

Legal name
Helpmate Inc
EIN
561276293
Address
Po Box 2263, Asheville, NC, 28802-2263
State
North Carolina
Mission
Our mission is to work with our community to eliminate abuse and fear by providing safety, shelter, and support for the people who have been victimized by domestic violence. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P43Z Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1981
Principal officer
April Burgess-Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1981
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBeverly Brignolo
≥7years on the filingsCindy Holman
≥7years on the filingsFrederick Hudson
≥7years on the filingsGinny Raviotta

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$16.6m
Total liabilities
$3.8m
Net assets or fund balances
$12.7m
Contributions and grants received
$9.2m
Program service revenue
$439k
Grants and similar paid out
$688k
Employees
55
Volunteers
71

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$6.6m$3.7m$2.9m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.