Hope the Mission
Hope the Mission reported $85.1 million in revenue and $81.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.17 went to program services, $5.12 to management and general costs and $2.71 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.5% of the total. Government grants made up 84.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $269,626 (PRESIDENT). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1004% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $81MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $85M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$7.66 $6.6M
- Government grants$83.98 $72M
- Program service revenue$8.28 $7.1M
- Investment income$0.08 $71,121
Other revenue was negative: −$780K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 84.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $269,626 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.33% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 17 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHope the mission operates several residential facilities including the genesis house for homeless families, the house of hope for men recovering from addiction, and two transitional bridge housing shelters for men and women while locating permanent housing. Hope of the valley operates three adult shelters: the 87 bed raymer shelter that opened in june 2020, the 100 bed van nuys bridge home shelter and the cold weather shelter in the san fernando valley. Furthermore, hotv operates three family shelters with a total of 130 beds and a tay youth shelter with 30 beds. In 2022, the mission opened…
Hope of the valley thrifts stores are a vital part of our programming, poviding job training for the men and women in our various programs. Clients learn responbility, cleanliness, inventory, customer service, accounting and sales. The thrift stores also provide much needed clothing and houshold items at greatly reduced prices for the econically challenged in our community. Thrift store donations are also used to provide clothing for our shower programs and household items for individuals and famlies moving into permanent housing
The mission operates the help center in van nuys and the navigation center in north hollywood which offers emergency services to homeless individuals living on the streets such as showers, hot meals, clean clothes and case management
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $259,884 | $0 | $9,742 | $269,626 |
| CHIEF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $202,766 | $0 | $21,173 | $223,939 |
| CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $97,930 | $0 | $116,529 | $214,459 |
| CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $196,509 | $0 | $8,739 | $205,248 |
| CHIEF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $171,546 | $0 | $13,931 | $185,477 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,250 | $0 | $11,832 | $182,082 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,496 | $0 | $25,398 | $150,894 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,162 | $0 | $19,695 | $150,857 |
17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hope the Mission (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b24 · 24 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 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,137
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,215
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CITIGUARD INC Security | $4,207,090 |
| ENCORE FUNDING Security | $4,168,462 |
| BIONIC PROTECTION SECURITY SERVICES Security | $1,304,013 |
| PROTECTION AMERICA INC Security | $594,054 |
| KITCHEN TO GO INC Client food services | $526,033 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 16 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
27 private foundations reported grants to Hope the Mission totaling $2.9M 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.
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Every number above is copied from Hope the Mission'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 the Mission, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Hope the Mission's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Hope the Mission reported that 92.2% of its $81.5 million in expenses went to program services, 5.1% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hope the Mission pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hope the Mission reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $269,626, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hope the Mission get its money?
Of $85.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 92.5% came from contributions and grants (including 84.7% from government grants) and 8.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hope the Mission a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-2053273 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (amended), object 202621129349301317 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202631129349300338 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202413199349306871 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349329438 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133149349306018 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012809349300826 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-2053273: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.