Mission
PROVIDE FREE INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICES TO BUTTE COUNTY.
Public Charity
HELP CENTRAL INC
HELP CENTRAL INC, of CHICO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $733K in revenue, $891K in expenses, $281K in total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $784K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 453081764
CHICO, CA
Human Service Organizations
NTEE: P20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$733K
Total Expenses$891K
Total Assets$281K
Grant Records11
Funding Total$784K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Help Central Inc
How Help Central Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $89 for programs
$89
2-1-1 phone services for butte county began in the 4th quarter of 2014, providing confidential information and referral services utilizing a database that is updated continuously
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
$32,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,946
$80,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,860
Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
MEMBER
Josiah Vasey
MEMBER
Kim Tichinin
President
Meagan Meloy
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $733K | $891K | $281K |
| 2024 | $803K | $676K | $439K |
| 2023 | $509K | $582K | $312K |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $673K | $386K |
| 2021 | $438K | $637K | $143K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $438K to $733K (+67%), with total assets most recently reported at $281K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.