About Us & Governance
Founded to close the gap between crisis and care in Matteson, Illinois—so a family facing eviction, hunger, or emotional collapse can reach a trusted neighbor, not a maze of voicemail.
A Matteson vision with a multi-year empowerment roadmap
Help Line Charity Foundation NFP was organized as an Illinois not-for-profit to serve households that fall between large regional agencies and informal neighbor help. The Internal Revenue Service recognized us as exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3), effective January 1, 2018, and classified the organization as a public charity under Section 509(a)(2).
We chose Matteson because I-57, Lincoln Highway, and working-class neighborhoods meet here. Families commute into Chicago, staff hospitals and warehouses, raise children in Rich Township schools—and still face winter shutoffs and summer food gaps. A residential-corridor address at 921 Warwick Drive keeps us inside the community we serve.
Our long-term roadmap is deliberate: Year-to-year strengthen the helpline; expand emergency goods capacity before each winter; grow youth mentorship so students do not carry adult crises alone; and maintain transparent filings so donors and Google for Nonprofits reviewers can verify who we are.
What guides every intake and every gift
Compassion
We start with the person, not the paperwork. Families should not have to perform their pain to receive bread or a listening ear.
Integrity
We publish our EIN, keep donation processing on secure processors, and will not invent impact we did not deliver.
Direct Impact
A conversation becomes a grocery bag, a referral, or a mentor match in the same week whenever resources allow.
Radical Transparency
Donors see how gifts are allocated. Help-seekers know our limits. We state 911, 988, and 211 beside our own form.
Community First
Cultural diversity is an asset. Success is a neighbor housed, fed, and hopeful on Warwick Drive—not a press release alone.
Meet our 4-role Board of Directors
Leadership is led by IRS-verified Principal Officer ADEGBOYEGA BABTUNDE (Principal Officer / President), with Treasurer James H. Adebayo, Secretary & Operations Lead James G. Harper, and Program & Outreach Director Victoria W. Foster, Ed.D. Review full bios, functions, and governance policies on our dedicated leadership page.
Official IRS standing
- Legal name: Help Line Charity Foundation Nfp
- EIN: 83-2875078
- Principal Officer: ADEGBOYEGA BABTUNDE
- Status: Tax-exempt under IRC §501(c)(3); public charity §509(a)(2)
- Effective date of exemption: January 1, 2018
- Headquarters: 921 Warwick Dr, Matteson, IL 60443, USA
- Form 990-N: Gross receipts not greater than $50,000 (Tax Year 2025)
- Email: admin@helplinenfp.org
Donors may deduct contributions to the extent allowed by IRC Section 170. We file the annual information return required of 501(c)(3) organizations. Questions about finances: admin@helplinenfp.org.
View IRS Determination Letter Board of Directors
Excerpt of the IRS determination confirming federal tax-exempt status. Annual Form 990-N filings list Principal Officer ADEGBOYEGA BABTUNDE. Request a current letter copy at admin@helplinenfp.org.