Public Charity

OPERATION HELO INC

OPERATION HELO INC, of CORNELIUS, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $382K in expenses, $5.0M in total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 331291330 CORNELIUS, NC Search & Rescue Squads NTEE: M23 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$382K
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$4.5M
Filing Years2024

Mission

OPERATION HELO IS A VOLUNTEER-LED DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATION BRINGING HELP AND HOPE FROM THE SKIES. USING THE POWER OF AVIATION AND A COALITION OF SKILLED VOLUNTEERS, VETERANS, AND PILOTS, WE REACH THE UNREACHABLE IN THEIR DARKEST HOURS. WE DELIVER LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT, BRIDGE THE GAPS TRADITIONAL RELIEF CANNOT, AND STAY UNTIL RECOVERY IS COMPLETE. NO COMMUNITY SHOULD FACE DISASTER ALONE, AND WE MAKE SURE THEY NEVER DO.

Where $100 goes at Operation Helo Inc

How Operation Helo Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings.

$75 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$50
Our response program supported rapid mobilization following severe weather and flooding in north carolina
66% of program spending
$25
Our recovery program sustained families through temporary housing support (including purchased/donated camper homes) and essential household stabilization where disasters caused prolonged displacement
34% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS TO THE PEOPLE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HIT BY HURRICANE HELENE, BY AIRLIFTING SUPPLIES, PROVIDING TRAILERS AND GENERATORS, AND MOVING PEOPLE TO SAFER PLACES.
$1,816,765
2024
DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS TO THE PEOPLE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HIT BY HURRICANE HELENE, BY AIRLIFTING SUPPLIES, PROVIDING TRAILERS AND GENERATORS, AND MOVING PEOPLE TO SAFER PLACES.
$1,816,765
2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$241,200
2024
HURRICANE RELIEF
$133,200
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$111,500

Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR/SEC Eric Robinson
VICE CHAIRMA Greg Simmons
EXECUTIVE DI Matt Mcswain
DIRECTOR/TRE Rick Ruffin
CHAIRMAN Tony Marks

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Top Grant Purposes

Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$3,826,659 6 grants
General Support
$410,257 8 grants
Human & Social Services
$197,930 3 grants
Unspecified
$36,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.3M $382K $5.0M

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