Mission
To increase financial help for area families experiencing hardship due to a health issue or other traumatic event by empowering volunteers with comprehensive fundraising resources that inspire and enhance generosity.
Public Charity
Lend A Hand Up Inc
Lend A Hand Up Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Fargo, ND. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.2M revenue, $462K expenses, $2.8M total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 824471241
Fargo, ND
Single Organization Support
NTEE: E11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$462K
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Lend A Hand Up Inc
How Lend A Hand Up Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
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 $100 for programs
$100
Lend A Hand Up (LAHU) works by and through others to raise financial help and hope for local families facing a serious health issue, trauma, or the recent…
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
Financial and community support for individuals experiencing a medical crisis
$475,657
OPERATIONS
$150,000
TO SUPPORT YOUTH OF 18 AND UNDER WHO ARE STRUGGLING HEALTH BATTLES
$30,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,000
financial and community support for individuals experiencing a medical crisis
$14,000
Showing up to 5 of 22 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Barbra Brookshire Od
Chair
Brian Haugen
Executive Director (from June)
Damon Gleave Cfointerim
Director
Diane Miller
Director
Jane Skalsky
Director
Jason Boutwell
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2M | $462K | $2.8M |
| 2024 | $793K | $341K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $743K | $384K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $630K | $210K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $642K | $212K | $825K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $642K to $1.2M (+83%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.