Focushope
Focushope reported $37.6 million in revenue and $37.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.12 went to program services, $10.29 to management and general costs and $1.59 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. Government grants made up 83.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $274,197 (CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 23% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $38MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $38MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 83.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $274,197 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.73% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.9 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe focus: hope food program is one of the nations largest commodity supplemental food programs for limited income senior citizens. Each month, it distributes food to approximately 42,000 senior citizens with a minimal number of women & children through its three distribution centers and one central warehouse. The program assists residents of wayne, oakland, macomb washtenaw, huron, sanilac, tuscola, lapeer and st. Clair counties and is administered through the U.S. Department of agriculture
Since 1981, workforce development education job training focus: hope has graduated 15,000 students to date from our career programs. Our education and workforce development programs prepare individuals for success with a holistic approach to individuals looking to jump start their careers
Focus: hopes early learning programs operating at the center for children and new paradigm glazer academy and durfee innovation society,offers quality childcare in an education environment for infants and children up to age five. Focus: hope offers early head start/ head start (birth to five) along with the great start readiness program and other early childhood preschool education programs. The programs serve the children in the community who meet head start or great start readiness program requirements. Additionally, through a community-based doula program, it provides non-medical peer…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $248,197 | $0 | $26,000 | $274,197 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,936 | $0 | $30,498 | $201,434 |
| DEVELOPMENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,108 | $0 | $13,188 | $175,296 |
| CHIEF OF STA Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,147 | $0 | $3,819 | $128,966 |
| EARLY LEARNI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,842 | $0 | $0 | $110,842 |
| FOOD PROGRAM Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,223 | $0 | $0 | $106,223 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Focushope (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b17 · 17 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 11aNo
- 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 5256
- Volunteers Part I, line 66,679
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VISIONARY LEARNERS LLC Child develop. | $122,300 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
29 private foundations reported grants to Focushope totaling $1000K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Focushope's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Focushope reported that 88.1% of its $37.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.3% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Focushope pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Focushope reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $274,197, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Focushope get its money?
Of $37.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants (including 83.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Focushope a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-1948285 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 September 30, 2025, object 202621009349300822 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502249349301665 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412139349301231 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311949349300616 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232139349300893 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102259349302070 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-1948285: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.