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HELP PERU INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 463952163 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE P99 · Human Services · Medium ($1M-$10M) · help-peru.org
revenue
$1.0M
expenses
$1.0M
net assets
$840K
employees
2
volunteers
18
program ratio
86%
mission · from form 990

Help Peru, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity based in New York that supports charity organizations that help to build a better future for Peru's most vulnerable populations. We do this by working in partnership with local leaders and community organizations to develop, grow, and support sustainable programs that advance our mission.

profile · synthesized from sources

Help Peru, Inc. is a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports local organizations in Peru to improve access to education, healthcare, and environmental sustainability for vulnerable populations. The organization identifies high-impact partners and provides them with funding, technical support, and capacity-building initiatives. It focuses on long-term, community-led development across multiple regions of Peru.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $256K
    HELP PERU HAS CREATED TWO COMMITTEES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. THE DONATIONS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARRY OUT CHARITABLE WORK IN PERU. THE COMMITTEE HAS BUILT UP A DATABASE OF CHARITIES DOING WORK IN PERU AND HAS SELECTED TWO ORGANIZATIONS, ONE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND THE OTHER IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE, THAT GIVEN THEIR EXPERTISE AND QUALIFICATIONS, HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE THEY ASSIST.
  2. #2 $0
    HELP PERU'S OTHER COMMITTEE IS THE FUND RAISING COMMITTEE WHICH LOOKS TO RAISE DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS COMMITTEE HAS IDENTIFIED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PERUVIANS RESIDING IN NEW YORK WHO HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND WHO IN SEVERAL CASES MADE DONATIONS TO HELP PERU.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Desafío Kunan
Annual social and environmental entrepreneurship challenge offering up to S/50,000 in funding, technical support, and visibility to winning projects in Peru.
Help Lift Peru
A capacity-building pilot program developed in partnership with LUCHA, providing hands-on learning and organizational strengthening for five Peruvian nonprofit partners.
Integral Training Programme
Three-year arts-based education, socio-emotional development, and employability skills program for youth, implemented by partner D1 Asociación Cultural.
Nature Connection Zone
Environmental education initiative in Junín National Reserve where children learn conservation through direct engagement with nature, led by partner ANIA.
Río Limpio
Community-based dengue prevention and solid waste management initiative in Loreto, implemented with partner Prisma ONG, reaching over 3,500 direct beneficiaries.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Capacity-building for Peruvian nonprofits
      Runs the Help Lift Peru pilot in partnership with LUCHA, a capacity-building program that brings together Peruvian nonprofit organizations for hands-on learning to address organizational challenges.
  • Integrated Community-Led Development Programs 1 activity
    • Direct humanitarian and community development programs in Peru
      Provides direct support to individuals and communities across multiple regions of Peru through initiatives in education, healthcare, environmental conservation, and emergency response. In 2023, reached 3,000 individuals directly and 125,000 indirectly; delivered 200 emergency kits in Piura and Arequipa following landslides; and engaged over 30,000 people across 150 communities through various programs.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding local organizations and social entrepreneurship in Peru
      Funds charitable organizations and social entrepreneurship projects in Peru, including start-up funding for top social entrepreneurship initiatives in Ayacucho and support for organizations with demonstrated impact in education and healthcare.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$1.00M
Contributions & grants$449K45%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$14K1%
Other revenue$542K
expenses
Total expenses$1.02M
Program expenses86%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$208K
Grants paid out$722K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$841K
Cash$833K
Investments$8K
Liabilities$457
Net assets$840K
Liquid reserves9.9 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +43.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
CHRISTOPHER PRICE Executive Dir. 40 $81K
board members · 11
  • ALONSO ARAMBURU — Director
  • ANA MARIA LUQUE — Director
  • AUGUSTO URMENETA — President
  • FERNANDO BRAVO — Director
  • FERNANDO SOTO LAZARTE — Vice President
  • JOSE ANTONIO MIRANDA — Director
  • LUIS OGANES — Director
  • MICHAEL HOLME — Director
  • MURIEL JARA — Director
  • NICHOLAS AGUIRRE — DIRECTOR
  • ROSANNA RAMOS-VELITA — Director
relationships · 9

Who they work with

  • ANIA (Asociación para la Niñez y su Ambiente) Partner — Partner organization working with Help Peru to implement the Nature Connection Zone in Junín National Reserve, using the TiNi methodology to connect children with nature.
  • Conservamos por Naturaleza Partner — Partner organization supported by Help Peru to advance community-led forest restoration, biodiversity protection, and sustainable livelihoods in the Valley of the Waterfalls, Amazonas, Peru.
  • D1 Asociación Cultural Partner — Locally-led partner implementing the Integral Training Programme for youth in Peru, supported by Help Peru to expand access to arts-based education and employability skills.
  • Fundación OLI Partner — Partnered with Help Peru to deliver emergency response and 200 emergency kits to families affected by flooding in Arequipa and Piura, Peru.
  • LUCHA Partner — Collaborated with Help Peru to develop and implement the Help Lift Peru pilot, a capacity-building initiative for Peruvian nonprofits.
  • Our Allies Partner — Collaborates with named local partner organizations in various regions of Peru to deliver programs, though specific names are not listed on this page.
  • Prisma ONG Partner — Partner organization implementing the Río Limpio project with support from Help Peru, focusing on dengue prevention and solid waste management in Loreto, Peru.
  • community organizations Partner — Partners with community organizations in Peru to implement and grow charitable initiatives.
  • local leaders Partner — Collaborates with local leaders in Peru to develop and support sustainable charitable programs.
strategies · 1

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.

  • Locally-Led Development Model
    methodology: locally-led_development
    By partnering with and resourcing locally-led organizations, we produce more sustainable and scalable impact because local leaders possess contextual knowledge, community trust, and the ability to design solutions that reflect cultural and systemic realities.