STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

JOY OF HELPING: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
JOY OF HELPING (EIN 85-2839677)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-07
IRS object ID
202610689349300601
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-07T17:09:36-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN852839677EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOY OF HELPINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJOYOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5625762096PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11960 W Snead StAddressLine1Txt
CityLa HabraCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90631ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRamesh ShahPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5625762096PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-31SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRamesh ShahPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11960 Snead StAddressLine1Txt
CityLa HabraCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90631ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$632,995GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addressjoyofhelping4u.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOur mission is to serve humanity by supporting like-minded individual philanthropists who have been working for a social and humanitarian cause at the grassroots level.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$558,973PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$632,995CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$575,460PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$624,916CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$0PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$0CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$575,460PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$624,916CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$16,487PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,079CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,647TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,726TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,647NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,726NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOur mission is to serve humanity by supporting like-minded individual philanthropists who have been working for a social and humanitarian cause at the grassroots level. Contribution from our foundation, family, and friends are distributed 100% every year. ' Our goal is to visit all the institutions that we have been supporting in India and Africa.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$624,916GrantAmt
Revenue$632,995RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance0BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonPRAFULLA SHAHPersonNm
Phone5625762097PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11960 W Snead StAddressLine1Txt
CityLa HabraCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90631ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Ramesh Shah
President20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Prafulla Shah
Secretary2Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pradip Shah
Treasurer5Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Navin Gangar
Director1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pradip Kansagara
Director1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vasant Rathi
Director1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bhanji Kundaria
Director1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$624,916TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$624,916TotalAmt
Program Services$624,916ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,647BOYAmt
EOY$26,726EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,647BOYAmt
EOY$26,726EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,647BOYAmt
EOY$26,726EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,647BOYAmt
EOY$26,726EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,647BOYAmt
EOY$26,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$389,551CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$279,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$398,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$575,460CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$651,642CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,294,503TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$389,551CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$279,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$398,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$575,460CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$651,642CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,294,503TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,294,503PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$279,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$398,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$575,460CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$651,642CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,294,503TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
South Asiaworking to help end of life patients under Palliative care, education to poor and needy, cataract operation in various hospitals, Optometrist education to girls, Feeding program to elderly, devises to disabilities schools' children and Hospital$511,616wire transfer$0review fianacial data, working with approve NGO by Indian govt with FCRA register
Sub-Saharan AfricaSchool feeding program, constructing school rooms, cataract operations in remote areas of Kenya,$113,300wire transfer$0working with reputable NGO with strong management with honesty
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org27Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 - Form 990 Part VI section A line 2 Prafulla Shah , Wife and Pradip Shah Brother-in-Law
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b11b - F990, part VI section B line 11 B to follow all the IRS requirements and answer all the question. Discuss the funding through the state bank of India in Delhi. Every grantee has to get the permission from the central government of India
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Form 990 Part VI, Section B,Line 1b f990 part 11B to follow all IRS requirements and answer all the question