Accounting for 2020
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas, Accountant, nurses, administrator and employer-paid income tax: Total $8,775
Food and medication donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $4,327
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $160
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $360 (We are making more copies of health brochures and newsletter with Gospel connection and website address). This category also includes are web-related expenses
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria $399
Donation tax: $879 (includes tax registry fee)
Non-profit insurance: $665
Translations and Publication of articles and devotions: $3,500 (Devotions and health newsletters with Gospel connection all translated and published in Bulgarian paper, and Ukrainian paper, plus translated Greek devotions for website)
Total Expenses for 2020: $19,060
Total Donations – 2020: $22,704
Accounting for 2019
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas, Accountant, nurses, administrator and employer-paid income tax: Total $10,392
Food and medication donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $3,988
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $455
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $457 We are making more copies of health brochures and newsletter with Gospel connection and website address
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria $323
Donation tax: $1,213
Non-profit insurance: $665
Website maintenance, security, hosting site fee and assistance: $260
Translations: $1,493 (Devotions and health newsletters translated + Greek devotions)
Dubbing of Christian (Lutheran Hour) animations for children: $1,826
U.S. expenses: Articles in Bulgarian newspaper (we must pay because we have religious material as part of every article), copies of brochures on Helping Hands for churches and other interested potential donors: $1,308
Total Expenses for 2019: $22,380
Total Donations – 2019: $25,757
Accounting for 2018
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas working with orphans and with disabled children: Total $2,704
(they were laid off half the year)
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $2,590
Salary for nurse who does home visits and runs Senior’s Club in area south of Sofia: $1,682
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $945
Administrator in Bulgaria, manages finances, coordinates all workers, manages translations, manages all Bulgarian staff, does payroll, travels extensively $970
Food donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $2,650
Medications donated: $1,024
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $769
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $511 We are making more copies of health brochures and newsletter with Gospel connection and website address
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria, donation tax, income tax for staff, other fees and taxes assessed, insurance: $1,506
Re-registration of Bulgarian Helping Hands Foundation with Bulgarian government: $273
Web site maintenance, security, hosting site fee and assistance: $510
Translations: $1,266 (Many new devotions and health newsletters translated + Greek devotions)
Dubbing of Christian (Lutheran Hour) animations for children: $538
U.S. expenses: Articles in Bulgarian newspaper (almost $2000 – we must pay because we have religious material as part of every article), copies of brochures on Helping Hands for churches and other interested potential donors, liability insurance $665): $2,649
Total Expenses for 2018: $20,587
Total Donations – 2018: $21,935
Accounting for 2017
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas working with orphans and with disabled children: Total $7,248
($650/month for all those working with children including income tax;
$125/month for each Baba – income tax included)
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $1,743 ($250/M)
Salary for nurse who does home visits in area south of Sofia: $1,941 ($162/M)
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $1,090 ($91/M)
Administrator in Bulgaria, manages finances, coordinates all workers, manages translations, manages all Bulgarian staff, does payroll, travels extensively $1,189 ($99/M)
Pro-life speaker, also does staff devotion, assists administrator $290 ($25/M)
Food donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $2,735
Medications donated: $443
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $1,275
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $350
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria, donation tax, income tax for staff, other fees and taxes assessed, insurance: $3,216
Web site maintenance and assistance: $185 ($15/M)
Translations: $410
Dubbing of Christian (Lutheran Hour) animations for children, documentaries for pro-life work and Christian child care: $725
U.S. expenses: website including administrator, articles in Bulgarian newspaper (we must pay because we have religious material as part of every article), copies of brochures on Helping Hands for churches and other interested potential donors: $825
Total Expenses for 2017: $23,665
Total Donations – 2017: $16,750
Accounting for 2016
Salaries for Babas working with orphans: $3,425 and those working with disabled children $1,645. Total $5,070
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $2,283
Salary for nurse who does home visits in area south of Sofia: $1,596
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $891
Administrator in Bulgaria, does traveling, payroll, etc. $914
Food donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $2,853
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $251
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $530
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria, donation tax and income tax for staff: $2,019
Web site maintenance and assistance: $290
Translations: $1,228
Total $17,925
Donations for the year: $21,352
Accounting for 2015
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas working with orphans and those working with disabled children: $4,217
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $1,840
Salary for nurse who does home visits in area south of Sofia: $1,664
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $ 841
Administrator in Bulgaria, does traveling, payroll, etc. $ 941
Food donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $2,649
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $771
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $492
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria: $498
Donation tax and income tax for employees $1,748
Web site maintenance: $50
Translations: $260
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Total $15,971
Donations for the year: $19,245
Accounting for 2014
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas working with orphans and those working with disabled children: $7,669
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $2,406.50
Salary for nurse who does home visits in area south of Sofia: $1,681.87
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $ 625
Administrator in Bulgaria, does traveling, payroll, etc. $ 997.50
Food donations for those enrolled in home visits program: $1,494.15
Flu shots, medications, and food for nursing home: $ 429.11
*Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $1,924.36
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $1,118.12
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria: $ 516.24
Donation tax and income tax for employees $1,057.42
Web site maintenance: $ 77
Translations: $ 55
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Total $17,563.27
Donations for the year: $16,799
Notes: No one in the U.S. is paid for any of their work – that is, our pastoral director creates many materials for the website, nursing home and home visit programs, Sunday School materials for children, etc. plus advising, speaking. The director, volunteers approximately 10 hours a week on correspondence with various organizations, writing reports, writing articles for the web and various journals, health-related materials, giving talks, fund raising, creating promotional materials, acquiring copyright on materials for translations, acquiring materials for translation and dubbing, gathering shipment materials as needed. Our accountant, is paid nothing for doing the accounting, transferring funds, corresponding with donors, etc.
Our primary translator started translating for free. Our Bulgarian administrator is a professional accountant and is grossly underpaid for all her administrative duties; when there is a shortage of money, she doesn’t collect all her pay.
*The travel expenses were exceptionally high that year as the Director was in Bulgaria almost one month and travelled at least once to each site where we are working. Director paid her airfare to and from Bulgaria, etc. and was not able to donate as much to Helping Hands at that time because of the expenses of the trip. Our major donors also travelled to Bulgaria at that time and paid their airfare as well. When they returned, they reimbursed Helping Hands for their hotel bill.
Accounting for 2013
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas working with orphans and those working with disabled children: $6,945
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $765.51
Salary for nurse who does home visits in area south of Sofia: $137.93
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $1,075.86
Administrator in Bulgaria, does traveling, payroll, etc. $1,103.45.
Food donations for those enrolled in home visits program: $137.93
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $1,125.95
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $791.26
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria, donation tax: $847.39 (includes $419.36 for
2012 donation tax)
Income tax for employees $433.71
Web site maintenance: $37
Translations: $322
Copyright of CPH materials $50
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Total $13,772.99
Donations for the year: $13,111
Notes: No one in the U.S. is paid for any of their work – that is, our pastoral director creates many materials for the website, nursing home and home visit programs, Sunday School materials for children, etc. plus advising, speaking. The director, volunteers approximately 10 hours a week on correspondence with various organizations, writing reports, writing articles for the web and various journals, health-related materials, giving talks, fund raising, creating promotional materials, acquiring copyright on materials for translations, acquiring materials for translation and dubbing, gathering shipment materials as needed. Our accountant in the U.S., is paid nothing for doing the accounting, transferring funds, corresponding with donors, etc.
Salaries were relatively low this year because much of the staff was laid off for part of the year due to a lack of donations. These picked up the end of 2013 so the staff returned to work when the funding increased.
Finances for Bulgaria 2012 versus 2013
In 2012 we spent $150 on bank fund transfers (there is a charge for doing this and the donation is taxed by the Bulgarian government). $350 was spent on translations done in the U.S. The balance ($8,000) was spent in Bulgaria, primarily for staff at the orphanage where the Babas work, those caring for the elderly, the administrator in Bulgaria ($100/month), food, vaccines, and travel expenses for periodic visits by the administrator to Vidin orphanage, etc.
In 2013, there were again bank fund transfers and some translation work, but again, most of our expenses went to Bulgarian staff salaries.
In 2012, for donations, $2,000 came from Lutheran churches but $11,000 from private donors. That trend continued in 2013 and again this year.
The Americans running Helping Hands have never been paid for any of their services and labor for the organization.
Expenses for the year:
Salaries for Babas working with orphans: $3,425 and those working with disabled children $1,645. Total $5,070
Salary for nurse who works at Kula nursing home M-F: $2,283
Salary for nurse who does home visits in area south of Sofia: $1,596
Accountant (Bulgarian government requirement): $891
Administrator in Bulgaria, does traveling, payroll, etc. $914
Food donations for nursing home, disabled kid’s families, and those enrolled in home visits program: $2,853
Travel including mileage, meals and hotel, mostly to northern Bulgaria: $251
Office expenses (phone calls, postage, copies, books, etc.): $530
Bank fees to send money to Bulgaria and in Bulgaria, donation tax and income tax for staff: $2,019
Web site maintenance and assistance: $290
Translations: $1,228
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Total $17,925
Donations for the year: $21,352