NonprofitsHelp Of Ojai

Human Services

Help Of Ojai

OJAI, CA

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$1.5M

Net assets

$3.2M

Grants received

$1.1M

101 grants

EIN

952872549

Tax year

2023

Mission

Help of Ojai's (the Organization) mission is to combine community and individual resources to respond to the identified, unmet basic human needs of the Ojai Valley residents. The Organization is dedicated to assisting Ojai Valley citizens through various programs, including Home Delivered Meals, hot noon congregate meal, various supportive services and local travel. In addition, the Organization runs the local homeless service center and low-income assistance program. Help of Ojai's primary goal is to meet basic needs with 65% of its efforts being targeted at providing food, shelter and access to medical care. On the other hand, 20%, 11% and 4% of Help of Ojai's efforts are targeted at providing case management, support services and activities-based programs, respectively.

Programs

2 programs

HOME DELIVERED MEALS - Hot meals on a daily basis to seniors or other qualified; delivered by volunteers.In 2023/2024 Help of Ojai served approx. 24,684 hot meals to seniors in the Ojai Valley, of which 12% were congregate meals and 88% were home delivered meals.

Expenses: $235K

2nd HELPINGS - Thrift store outlet used for merchandise sold to the community and provide volunteer activities for seniors. In 2023/2024, 45 volunteers served the community by providing goods to low-income families, as well as the previously homeless, who are establishing first-time households.

Expenses: $187K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$972K
Program service revenue$62K
Investment income$45K
Other revenue$434K
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$762K
Fundraising
Other expenses$758K
Total expenses$1.5M
Total assets$3.7M
Net assets$3.2M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DEIRDRE DALY

President

Board

3 hrs/wk

DON REED

Vice President

Board

3 hrs/wk

DAVE HUNT

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

BILL NUGENT

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

MARGARET MARAPAO

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

LAUREN DAVIS

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

BILL NORRIS

Secretary

Board

3 hrs/wk

DAYLIN WESTON

Treasurer

Board

3 hrs/wk

MEGAN TELFER

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$95K

40 hrs/wk

JAYN WALTER

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$92K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 101 of 101

FromAmountPurposeYear
$49K
FRESH PRODUCE DONATION
2024
$12K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2024
$10K
GRANT SUPPORTING HELP OF OJAI'S COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP) SERVING LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS TO SUPPORT WITH INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS.
2024
$10K
CHARITABLE
2024
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSES. HELP OF OJAI IS A BASIC NEEDS PROVIDER SERVING THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE OJAI AREA WITH TRANSPORTATION, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT COUNSELING.
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$4K
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN OJAI VALLEY
2024
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$1K
basic needs assistance
2024
$250
TO HELP TO RESPOND TO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
2024
$250
FULFILL THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE VULNERABLE RESIDENTS OF OAJI
2024
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$21K
HEALTH CARE
2023
$15K
ISOLATED SENIOR SUPPORT
2023
$14K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2023
$11K
FRESH PRODUCE DONATION
2023
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES. HELP OF OJAI IS A BASIC NEEDS PROVIDER SERVING THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE OJAI AREA WITH TRANSPORTATION, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT COUNSELING.
2023
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$6K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HELP TO CARRY OUT ITS ROLE AND MISSION AS DESCRIBED BY ITS BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
2023
$5K
SOCIAL SERVICES - HUMANITARIAN
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$4K
SUPPORT HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITES IN VENTURA COUNTY
2023
$4K
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN OJAI VALLEY
2023
$750
TO HELP TO RESPOND TO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
2023
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$15K
HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$15K
For General Operating Fund and Foodbank.
2022
$11K
HUMAN SERVICE
2022
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES. HELP OF OJAI IS A BASIC NEEDS PROVIDER SERVING THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE OJAI AREA WITH TRANSPORTATION, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT COUNSELING.
2022
$9K
IN SUPPORT OF SENIOR ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2022
$6K
FRESH PRODUCE DONATION
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$4K
In support of the Senior Congregate Lunch and Home Delivery Meal program
2022
$3K
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN OJAI VALLEY
2022
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$850
TO HELP TO RESPOND TO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
2022
$253
SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS
2022
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$15K
ISOLATED SENIOR SUPPORT
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$5K
SUPPORT HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES IN VENTURA COUNTY
2021
$5K
In support of the Senior Congregate Lunch and Home Delivery Meal program
2021
$3K
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN OJAI VALLEY
2021
$1K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2021
$750
TO HELP TO RESPOND TO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
2021
$500
General & Unrestricted
2021
$200
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; FOR ASSISTANCE WITH COVID-19 RELIEF
2020
$20K
ISOLATED SENIOR SUPPORT
2020
$14K
For general operating fund.
2020
$10K
General purposes. Help of Ojai is a basic needs provider serving thousandsof residents in the Ojai area with transportation, home delivered meals, senior activities and student counseling.
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$7K
150 emergency kits and 10 portable air conditioners for the Senior Emergency Preparedness Project
2020
$7K
TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE SUPPORT FOR HELP OF OJAI
2020
$6K
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$5K
FRESH PRODUCE DONATION
2020
$5K
SUPPORT HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES IN VENTURA COUNTY
2020
$5K
CHARITABLE
2020
$3K
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN OJAI VALLEY
2020
$2K
FAMILIES IN NEED
2020
$2K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$2K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2020
$15K
TO SPPORT INCREASE IN SRVICE REQUESTS
2019
$9K
FRESH PRODUCE DONATION
2019
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
Scholarship funds for seniors and families to attend the adult day center for dementia-diagnosed seniors.
2019
$4K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2019
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2019
$22K
Unrestricted
2018
$10K
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN PERFORMING THEIR TAX-EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2018
$7K
FRESH PRODUCE DONATION
2018
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
SUPPORT HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES IN VENTURA COUNTY
2018
$3K
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN OJAI VALLEY
2018
$2K
CHARITABLE
2018
$1K
TO FURTHER THE CAUSES OF OTHER CHARITIES
2018
$500
SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY WORK
2018
$250
Humanitarian
2018
$20K
FOR BASIC NEEDS FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS DUE TO FIRE
2017
$13K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$6K
TO SUPPORT HELP TO CARRY OUT ITS ROLE AND MISSION
2017
$5K
TO SUPPORT SENIOR ACTIVITIES
2017
$200
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$1.1M from 40 funders · 101 grants · 2017–2024

Otis & Bettina Chandler Foundation

$225K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$159K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Rsf Social Finance Inc

$100K · 1 grant · 2020

Food Forward Inc

$87K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$75K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Ventura County Community Foundation

$67K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Looker Foundation

$55K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

$50K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN952872549
NTEE codeP52Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1980-09
Formed1974
Employees24
Volunteers250
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