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PLEBEIANHELPERS INC

BABYLON, NY · EIN 882574641 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE P84 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · plebeianhelpers.com
revenue
$396K
expenses
$323K
net assets
$91K
employees
0
volunteers
40
program ratio
99%
mission · from form 990

TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO PEOPLE IN NEED. IN JULY 2025, 40 OF OUR VOLUNTEERS TRAVELLED TO POLAND AND UKRAINE TO PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES TO UKRAINIANS. OUR VOLUNTEERS PAID FOR THEIR OWN TRAVEL, LODGING AND MEALS.

profile · synthesized from sources

PlebeianHelpers Inc is a grassroots volunteer organization providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians affected by war. The group purchases and delivers food, medical supplies, and essential goods, supports home and infrastructure reconstruction, and funds trauma-informed services. Volunteers pay their own expenses, and 100% of donations go directly to aid efforts in Ukraine and Poland.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Aid For Ukrainians
Direct delivery of food, medical supplies, and essential goods to Ukrainian civilians and refugees in Ukraine and Poland through volunteer efforts and partner distribution networks.
Home and Infrastructure Reconstruction
Supports rebuilding of homes, schools, and medical facilities in Ukraine through funding and volunteer labor in partnership with organizations like Youth With A Mission and Kidsave.
Medical and Emergency Vehicle Procurement
Purchases ambulances, armored medical vehicles, and medical equipment for use in conflict zones and medical facilities in Ukraine.
PlebeianHelpers Aid Centers
Operates aid centers in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Lutsk (Ukraine), and Krakow (Poland) as distribution hubs for food, water, medical equipment, and school supplies.
Trauma-Informed Therapy and Renewal Services
Funds and provides trauma-informed counseling, stress coping tools, and renewal retreats for Ukrainian war veterans, families, and orphans through partnerships with YWAM and Kidsave.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Ukraine War Humanitarian Relief 7 activities
    • Deploying volunteers to deliver humanitarian aid in Ukraine and Poland
      Organizes and deploys volunteers to Ukraine and Poland to deliver food, clothing, medical supplies, and other essential goods and services to Ukrainian civilians and refugees. In July 2025, 40 volunteers were deployed, supported by over $1.1 million in donations.
    • Distributing food and supplies through partner organizations
      Purchases and funds distribution of food and supplies for Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons through partner organizations including UAid Direct, Youth With A Mission, and Kidsave, reaching regions such as Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Pavlo Marianivka.
    • Funding and delivering medical equipment and vehicles for Ukraine
      Purchases and delivers ambulances and medical equipment to medical facilities in Ukraine, including an armored vehicle retrofitted for drone-jamming use by the First Medical Squad in Kherson. Also funds equipment for a blood clinic.
    • Operating a humanitarian aid center for refugees in Poland
      Runs the PlebeianHelpers Aid Center in Krakow, Poland, to support Ukrainian refugees with food, supplies, and services, including funding a local food pantry and providing aid to hundreds of families.
    • Providing educational and recovery support for Ukrainian youth and war-affected families
      Provides school supplies for 2,000 children in Ukraine, sponsors recovery retreats and camps in the Carpathian Mountains for war veterans’ families and youth, and supports education and recovery services at the KidSave Miracles Center.
    • Providing resilience support for war-affected families in Ukraine
      Supplies home generators to war-affected families in Ukraine to maintain power during outages and funds monthly Renewal Retreats in the Carpathian Mountains for rehabilitation and mental health support.
    • Supporting construction and infrastructure rebuilding in Ukraine
      Funds the procurement of construction materials and volunteer labor for home construction in Mykolaiv and supports reconstruction projects including schools, medical facilities, homes, an orphanage, a kindergarten, a soccer field, and PTSD classrooms across Ukraine.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$396K
Contributions & grants$396K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$323K
Program expenses99%
Admin / overhead1%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$224K
Largest expense lineOther
balance sheet
Total assets$96K
Cash$96K
Investments$0
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$91K
Liquid reserves3.6 mo
3 years on record · 2023–2025 · YoY revenue +124.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 13
  • CAMERON LINDSAY — SECRETARY AND VP OF NGO RELATIONS
  • CATHERINE CYR — DIRECTOR
  • CHALLEN HODSON — VP OF PLANNING AND LOGSTICS
  • CHRIS KORTE — DIRECTOR
  • ELIZABETH CYR — SENIOR VP OF OPERATIONS
  • GRACE MORGAN — DIRECTOR
  • JANE QUINN — DIRECTOR
  • JOHN BAYARD — DIRECTOR
  • JOSEPH CYR — CEO AND TREASURER
  • LAUREN KONDI — CHAIRPERSON
  • MARK ROCKY MAURINO — VP OF MARKETING
  • RUTH BAYARD — DIRECTOR
  • TAYLOR GAYNOR — VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
relationships · 15

Who they work with

  • Civilian Aegis Partner — Collaborates with Civilian Aegis, a Ukrainian charity, to deliver humanitarian aid across Ukraine using a network of reliable partners.
  • Debniki Foundation Partner — Supported food pantry operations for Ukrainian refugees in Krakow.
  • Golgatha Church Partner — Collaborates with PlebeianHelpers in humanitarian efforts, as indicated by team photo and shared mission focus.
  • KidSave Partner — Collaborated on construction and service delivery at the KidSave Miracles Center for war orphans.
  • Kidsave Partner — Collaborates with Kidsave to deliver food and supplies to displaced women and children and support youth development through the Miracles Center.
  • Kocham Debniki Foundation Partner — Partners with the Debniki Foundation to operate the PlebeianHelpers Aid Center in Krakow and support Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
  • Partners for World Health Partner — Collaborating to ship a container of medical equipment to Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Partners for World Health Partner — Collaborating to ship a large container of medical equipment to Kyiv, with Partners for World Health providing the equipment and PlebeianHelpers arranging transportation.
  • The Golgotha Church Partner — Works with the Golgotha Church to provide food and supplies to Ukrainian families and sponsor camps and retreats.
  • UAid Direct Partner — Collaborates with UAid Direct to distribute food and supplies throughout Ukraine and support reconstruction projects.
  • UAid Direct Partner — Partnered to repair and transport an ambulance to eastern Ukraine.
  • Youth With A Mission Partner — Funded and volunteered at monthly Renewal Retreats for War Veteran Families in Ukraine.
  • Youth With A Mission Partner — Partners with Youth With A Mission to distribute food, school supplies, and sponsor recovery retreats for war veterans' families.
  • Youth With A Mission (Kyiv) Partner — Partnered to support home reconstruction in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
  • Youth With A Mission (Kyiv) Partner — Partnered with Youth With A Mission (Kyiv) on a home construction project in the Mykolaiv area of Ukraine.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Grassroots Volunteer Network Deployment
    methodology: grassroots_volunteer_network
    By mobilizing a decentralized network of grassroots volunteers, the organization delivers timely and accountable humanitarian aid in response to conflict and disaster, because local and self-organized engagement enables rapid, context-sensitive response without bureaucratic delay.
  • Partner-Based Aid Distribution
    methodology: partner-based_aid_distribution
    By partnering with established humanitarian organizations, the organization extends the reach and impact of aid delivery, because leveraging existing local infrastructure and expertise ensures more effective and sustainable outcomes.
  • Volunteer Self-Funded Operations
    methodology: volunteer_self_funded_operations
    By relying on volunteers who self-fund their travel, lodging, and living expenses, the organization maximizes the proportion of donated funds directed toward humanitarian aid, because minimizing overhead increases donor trust and resource efficiency.