Public Charity

Half-Helen Foundation

Half-Helen Foundation, of Austin, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $787K in revenue, $743K in expenses, $985K in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 462808051 Austin, TX Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$787K
Total Expenses$743K
Total Assets$985K
Grant Records32
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Half-Helen provides vision and hearing screenings, optometry services, and prescription eyewear at no charge to children and adults that are uninsured/underinsured in low-income communities.

Officers & Directors

Board Chair Ashcon Habibi
Executive Director Chelsea Elliott
Director Denise Herrera Phd Mches
Director Mark Dworsky Od
Director Regina Budet
Treasurer Taylor Felan

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Top Grant Purposes

HEALTH ACCESS GRANT
$437,960 2 grants
Health Access Grant
$400,000 4 grants
Health/Well Being
$100,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$80,553 6 grants
VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY IN THE COMMUNITY.
$64,100 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $787K $743K $985K
2023 $1.0M $1.1M $593K
2022 $1.0M $1.1M $674K
2021 $712K $565K $707K
2020 $253K $355K $568K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $253K to $787K (+212%), with total assets most recently reported at $985K.

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