H E L P Group West
Donations deductibleH E L P Group West's network
14 people4 organisationsi14 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (39) 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
14 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary H Carmona Chair | Dir./Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aaron Coleman | Dir (From 5/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Barbara Firestone PhD | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Danny Raffle | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Firestone DDS | Dir.(Thru10/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jae Hyun | Dir./Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joy Monkarsh | Dir./Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ken Solomon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Perry Katz | Dir.(Thru12/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Dorman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Berk | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Berman PhD | Pres&CEOFr10/23 | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Valerie Seymour | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Yolanda Pina | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Gomez | Controller | 2024 |
| Diane Flannery PhD | VP of Program | since 2018 |
| Edna Ramos | Controller | 2023 |
| Elena Brewer MBA | VP of HR & Prog. | since 2018 |
| Jason Bolton PhD | VP of Programs | since 2018 |
| Keri Borzello MPA | Head of School | 2022 |
| Keri Borzelo MPA | Head of School | since 2018 |
| Michael Love | Sr. VP of Finance (Thru 01/23) | since 2018 |
| Oscar Valadez | VP of Operations | since 2021 |
| Pamela Clark MA | Sr Director of Sch | since 2018 |
| Sheila Zaft | Principal | 2024 |
| Susan Berman PhD | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
| Trudy Barker | Principal | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Zaft Lefton | Principal | 40 | $122k | $11k | |
| Trudy Barker | Director of School Administration | 40 | $113k | $11k | |
| Pamela Clark Ma | Senior Director of Schools | 16 | $85k | $132k | $21k |
| Susan Berman Ph D | President & CEO | 10 | $75k | $309k | $63k |
| Shayne Matthew Horan | Vice President of Schools | 16 | $64k | $101k | $5k |
| Oscar Valadez | CFO | 8 | $58k | $239k | $26k |
| Amelia Gomez | Controller | 8 | $38k | $158k | $9k |
| Gary H Carmona | Chair (Emeritus) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joy Monkarsh | Secretary (Emerita) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jae Hyun | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Coleman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Yolanda Pina | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Berk | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Dorman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Howard Tenenbaum | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Danny Raffle | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Solomon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Valerie Seymour | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- H E L P Group West
- EIN
- 954750066
- Address
- 13130 Burbank Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91401-6037
- State
- California
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B280 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Oscar Valadez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
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Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGary H Carmona
≥8years on the filingsBarbara Firestone PhD
≥8years on the filingsDavid Firestone DDS
≥8years on the filingsJoy Monkarsh
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
- $21.8m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $20.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $834k
- Program service revenue
- $14.6m
- Employees
- 110
- Volunteers
- 22
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $16.6m | $15.2m | $1.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.