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US nonprofit · EIN 954313602 · Chatsworth, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 954313602) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: 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. 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

Helping Hands for the Blind

Donations deductible
Revenue
$90k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$90k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$48k
$7k liabilities
Net assets
$41k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Helping Hands for the Blind's network

4 people5 organisationsi4 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

4 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alice HackneyVice-President2020
6 yrs
Patricia WilliamsCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Robert J AcostaPresident2020
6 yrs
Ruth Ann AcostaTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Robert J AcostaPresident20$0
Ruth Ann AcostaTreasurer10$0
Alice HackneyVice-President5$0
Patricia WilliamsSecretary5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Helping Hands for the Blind
EIN
954313602
Address
21500 Lassen St SPC 178, Chatsworth, CA, 91311-7298
State
California
Mission
To expand economic opportunities and promote the general well being of the blind. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P860 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1990
Principal officer
Robert J Acosta (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAlice Hackney
≥6years on the filingsPatricia Williams
≥6years on the filingsRobert J Acosta
≥6years on the filingsRuth Ann Acosta

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$48k
Total liabilities
$7k
Net assets or fund balances
$41k
Contributions and grants received
$90k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$41k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$90k$90kDeficit $53

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.