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Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op

Englewood, CO · EIN 20-1858456 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op reported $17.0 million in revenue and $17.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.24 went to program services, $12.76 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $234,158 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 12% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.2%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.8%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.9%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
99.8%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$234,158$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.31%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
18
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-5.413.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 5100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$15M expenses · 97.5% of program spending

Hope is a colorado public charter school. During the 2024-2025 school year, hope educated approximately 1,300 students in grades 6-12

$390K expenses · 2.5% of program spending

Hope operates a school breakfast and lunch program serving students in many of our learning site locations

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$197,317$0$36,841$234,158

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $251K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$18M87.2%−$8.1M$234,158
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$18M87.7%−$9.5M$235,584
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$20M91.1%−$8.0M$219,003
FY2022 ⓘ$21M$20M88.4%−$3.9M$231,385
FY2021 ⓘ$13M$12M85.4%−$9.3M$222,602
FY2020 ⓘ$19M$16M88.5%−$11M$219,223

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 588
  • Volunteers Part I, line 65

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BETA Learning Site
Learning Site
$1,011,676
World Impact Academy
Learning Site
$798,217
Titan Academy
Learning Site
$592,200
Alpha Learning Center
Learning Site
$565,959
Boost Learning Center
Learning Site
$529,534

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op totaling $30,055 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op reported that 87.2% of its $17.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $234,158, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op get its money?

Of $17.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-1858456 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630569349300228 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531329349303528 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400949349300710 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330519349300618 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200709349301010 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120339349301012 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 20-1858456: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.