Donation Transparency
Where every dollar goes — no exceptions.
Helm Legal operates as a litigation intelligence platform, not a law firm. Every dollar donated goes directly to keeping our tools free for victims, creditors, journalists, and the public. We publish our allocation breakdown and commit to independent audit.
Fund Allocation
Court Record PACER Fees35%
Federal and state court docket pulls, filing fees, and record retrieval
Fraud Detection Infrastructure30%
Apify crawler fleet, CourtListener polling, and cross-case anomaly detection
Public Database Hosting20%
Neon Postgres, Vercel hosting, CDN, and search infrastructure
Pro Se Support Tools15%
Intake forms, coalition calculator, and self-representation guides
Our Commitments
No salaries or overhead deducted from donations — 100% goes to platform operations
Quarterly transparency reports published with itemized spending
All court records purchased are catalogued and made publicly searchable
Independent audit available upon request for donations exceeding $5,000
Donor information is never sold or shared with third parties