2026-04-14T14:05:35-04:00 2025-12-31 431654334 BENDER & COMPANY CPAS PC 13014 BUTLER CREST DR SAINT LOUIS MO 631284276 990 2025-01-01 800144355 ST LOUIS HEALTH EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM INC STLO 3148974357 9709 DIELMAN ROCK ISLAND INDUSTRIAL ST LOUIS MO 63132 KAREN LANTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3144220030 2026-04-14 true DAVID F BENDER P01252898 3145257125 2026-04-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KAREN LANTER 9709 DIELMAN ROCK ISLAND INDUSTRIAL ST LOUIS MO 63132 333799 false X WWW.STLHELP.ORG X 2008 MO ST. LOUIS HELP PROVIDES FREE REFURBISHED HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION, HELPING PEOPLE RECOVER SAFELY AT HOME, MAINTAIN MOBILITY, AND AVOID UNNECESSARY HOSPITALIZATIONS OR INSTITUTIONAL CARE. SERVICES FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN NEEDED EQUIPMENT. STLHELPS SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH COMMUNITY DONATIONS OF EQUIPMENT, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 7 7 8 63 0 379960 317108 0 20647 16143 452 548 401059 333799 0 0 280611 284949 0 0 164896 153208 445507 438157 -44448 -104358 434614 385828 68325 99316 366289 286512 X ST. LOUIS HELP IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DONATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. false false 268537 IN 2025, STLHELP SERVED 2,787 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 1,566 OLDER ADULTS AGE 60 AND OVER AND 171 CHILDREN, BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, HOSPITAL BEDS, AND BATHROOM SAFETY ITEMS THAT SUPPORT SAFE MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. DURING THE YEAR, 8,058 PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WERE LOANED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO NEEDED EQUIPMENT. THROUGH EQUIPMENT REUSE AND REFURBISHMENT, STLHELP DIVERTED 196 TONS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM LANDFILLS, WITH A REPLACEMENT VALUE 2,647,811, PRESERVING VALUABLE RESOURCES WHILE IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCESS. DURING 2025, THE RURAL PARISH CLINIC, A MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS, IS PARTNERING WITH THE ST. LOUIS HEALTH EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM (HELP) TO PROVIDE FREE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO ITS PATIENTS. THE CLINIC WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO IDENTIFY AND OBTAIN EQUIPMENT ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FROM ST. LOUIS HELP, WHICH PROVIDES FREE WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, HOSPITAL BEDS AND OTHER DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF INCOME. 268537 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X KAREN LANTER 3148974357 9709 DIELMAN ROCK ISLAND INDUSTRIAL ST LOUIS MO 63132 NANCY MURPHY CHAIRPERSON X X 0 0 0 RONALD CHENAULT TREASURER X X 0 0 0 CORRIE MARTIN SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 IMANI ROBINSON MEMBER X 0 0 0 CHERYL STRAHM MEMBER X 0 0 0 DONNA GUNNING MEMBER X 0 0 0 KAREN LANTER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 106865 0 0 AMIE GIANINO MEMBER X 0 0 0 STEVE HOUSTON MEMBER X 0 0 0 106865 1 false false false 95182 221926 317108 10663 10663 5480 5480 5480 5480 OTHER MISC. INCOME 548 548 548 333799 16691 106865 106865 131110 131110 30642 30642 16332 9102 7230 651 651 6352 6352 7361 4050 3311 10524 10524 7439 5903 1536 10952 10952 77991 77991 389 389 4228 4228 2304 2304 11679 5440 6239 AUTO & TRUCK EXPENSE 10770 10770 BANK/CARD FEES 1147 1147 DUES/MEMB & PROF. DEV. 1030 1030 PROGRAM EQUIPMENT RENTS 267 267 124 124 438157 268537 169620 0 30211 3046 67346 114045 42106 40954 3456 1152 267693 226854 65908 40731 434614 385828 3660 3914 2919 2725 58084 61746 34593 68325 99316 X 366289 286512 366289 286512 434614 385828 -104358 24581 X false false false X 129337 251580 342664 379960 317108 1420649 8712 712 452 548 10424 129337 260292 343376 380412 317656 1431073 5150 548 5754 619 827 12898 5150 548 5754 619 827 12898 1418175 11439 7243 9398 11168 10663 49911 11439 7243 9398 11168 10663 49911 140776 267535 352774 391580 328319 1480984 0.95760 0.96890 0.03000 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 42106 40954 1152 1152 ASC 842 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 28724 PREPAID EXPENSE 10807 ACCR CD INTEREST RECEIVABLE 775 PETTY CASH 425 40731 ASC 842 LEASE LIABILITY 29378 CREDIT CARD LIABILITY 3674 ACCRUED PAYROLL 975 EMPLOYEE PAYROLL WITHHOLDINGS 566 34593 KAREN LANTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES X 2725 2725 false false false 2725 CINDY HARDIN WEISS FORMER BOARD ME 1200 WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTION false CHRISTINA HARDIN WEISS FORMER BOARD ME 1200 WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTION false SCHEDULE L, PART V STLHELP PURCHASES A SUBSCRIPTION TO ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT CORNER'S WEBSITE, WHICH EDUCATES THOSE WE SERVE ON HOW TO SAFELY USE THE EQUIPMENT WE LOAN. THE OWNERS OF THIS BUSINESS ARE FORMER BOARD MEMBERS. WHEN THEY WERE ON THE BOARD, THE ABSTAINED FROM THE BOARD VOTE TO PURCHASE THIS PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2025, STLHELP SERVED 2,787 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 1,566 OLDER ADULTS AGE 60 AND OVER AND 171 CHILDREN, BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, HOSPITAL BEDS, AND BATHROOM SAFETY ITEMS THAT SUPPORT SAFE MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. DURING THE YEAR, 8,058 PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WERE LOANED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO NEEDED EQUIPMENT. THROUGH EQUIPMENT REUSE AND REFURBISHMENT, STLHELP DIVERTED 196 TONS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM LANDFILLS, WITH A REPLACEMENT VALUE 2,647,811, PRESERVING VALUABLE RESOURCES WHILE IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCESS. DURING 2025, THE RURAL PARISH CLINIC, A MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS, IS PARTNERING WITH THE ST. LOUIS HEALTH EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM (HELP) TO PROVIDE FREE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO ITS PATIENTS. THE CLINIC WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO IDENTIFY AND OBTAIN EQUIPMENT ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FROM ST. LOUIS HELP, WHICH PROVIDES FREE WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, HOSPITAL BEDS AND OTHER DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF INCOME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE BEING "APPROVED" BY BOARD VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE WHEN JOINING THE BOARD. THE CONFLICT POLICY IS BASED ON THE IRS MODEL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IS AN ATTACHMENT TO FORM 1023. IT ADDS INFORMATION NEEDED TO ALLOW ST. LOUIS HEALTH EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM (ST. LOUIS HELP) TO ASSESS DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE IN ORDER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRES AND MANAGES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING AND FIRING OTHER STAFF. CURRENTLY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THE ONLY EXECUTIVE OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO LONG TIME EMPLOYEES WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND NOW HAVE TWO PART TIME PEOPLE. WHEN HIRING FOR ANY ROLE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CREATES A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION, DETERMINES SALARY BASED ON LOCAL NONPROFIT AVERAGES, ADVERTISES THE ROLE IN INDEED AND INTERVIEWS CANDIDATES AND HIRES THEM BASED ON ABILITY AND MERIT. WE HAVE A FOCUS ON INCREASING DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR TEAM AS WELL AS OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD, LEADING TO SOME VERY TALENTED MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS AND APPROVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 STLHELP'S WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.STLHELP.ORG INCLUDES STLHELP'S FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE STATE OF MO SECRETERY OF STATE'S OFFICE:HTTPS://WWW.SOS.MO.GOV/BUSINESS/CORPORATIONS STLHELP REQUIRES EACH BOARD MEMBER TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT WWW.STLHELP.ORG