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Hope Enterprises

Williamsport, PA · EIN 23-2303287 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hope Enterprises reported $28.6 million in revenue and $25.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.19 went to program services, $20.81 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $242,473 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% 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 $26M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $29M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
79.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.8%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.9%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$242,473$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.93%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
12.36.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 22100.0%

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
$19M expenses · 92.4% of program spending · revenue $25M

Hope Enterprises, inc. Was developed in 1952 to enhance the quality of life for people with intellectual diabilities. With comprehensive services through seven counties in central pennsylvania, our vision is to provide an individualized approach that allows each person the opportunity to live an everyday life. Hope is committed to providing services that support those with disabilities to live a life, no different than any other citizen. Our role is to support the choices that give people the relationships, rights, and responsibilities to be a member of their own community. Over the last 70…

$1.5M expenses · 7.1% of program spending · revenue $1.4M

In april of 2020, hope began to revisit how we support a person's everyday interests and goals. With an in-home and community focus, hope transitioned to choice services to offer a one-on-one service that is unique to each person. Whether that's volunteering, employment, increasing independence, socialization, or pursuing additional education, hope's staff is here to support choice in an everyday life. In 2022, partnerships have allowed hope's choice services to launch multiple "hubs" to offer socialization, wellness, and community integration at local ymcas and churches. These spaces allow…

$90,000 expenses · 0.4% of program spending · revenue $90,000

Management services (provides services to Hope Enterprises foundation, inc., a related tax-exempt organization)

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
PRESIDENT/CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$230,714$0$11,759$242,473
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$212,770$0$12,389$225,159
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO
Officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$121,793$0$37,174$158,967
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$97,633$0$14,282$111,915

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hope Enterprises (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $830K (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$29M$26M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$29M$26M79.2%$27M$242,473
FY2024 ⓘ$26M$23M80.5%$24M$224,506
FY2023 ⓘ$23M$22M79.6%$21M$272,929
FY2022 ⓘ$23M$22M86.5%$20M$163,789
FY2021 ⓘ$24M$23M85.3%$19M$144,778
FY2020 ⓘ$25M$24M85.2%$18M$154,578

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–1b22 · 21 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • 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 4No
  • 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 5442
  • Volunteers Part I, line 621

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Hope Enterprises totaling $21,129 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 Enterprises'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 Enterprises, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hope Enterprises's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hope Enterprises reported that 79.2% of its $25.9 million in expenses went to program services, 20.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hope Enterprises pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hope Enterprises reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $242,473, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hope Enterprises get its money?

Of $28.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.9% came from contributions and grants (including 1.9% from government grants) and 96.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hope Enterprises a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-2303287 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202513539349301506 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540779349300139 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400669349300425 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321019349301507 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231249349300508 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349300636 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-2303287: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.