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Hope Community Academy

St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1975574 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hope Community Academy reported $16.3 million in revenue and $14.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.29 went to program services, $9.71 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $156,305 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/25)). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 106% 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 $14M

Program services$90.29 $13M
Management & general$9.71 $1.4M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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 $16M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.03 $4,218
Government grants$99.78 $16M
Program service revenue$0.10 $16,082
Other revenue$0.09 $15,303

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.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	90.3%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	9.7%	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	99.8%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	99.8%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.1%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$156,305	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.10%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	3	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.3	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	6 of 9	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 expense

$13M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $31,046

Hope Community Academy is an accredited pre-k to 12th grade public charter school conveniently located on the eastside of st. Paul. The entire school community seeks to provide a safe and trusting learning environment where each student is valued and challenged to grow academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. Hmong language and culture are one of the core components of the schools focus. In fy2025, overall student numbers were 786.Hope Community Academy first opened its doors to students in grades k-3 in 2000. Grade levels were added annually until we reached 8th grade. In 2020…

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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/25) Officer, 41.00 hrs/week	$129,045	$0	$27,260	$156,305
PRINCIPAL/CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR(BEG 6/25) Officer, 41.00 hrs/week	$108,683	$0	$33,591	$142,274
PRINCIPAL/CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR (BEG 6/25) Officer, 41.00 hrs/week	$103,045	$0	$18,571	$121,616
TEACHER MEMBER Director/trustee, 42.00 hrs/week	$65,945	$0	$6,330	$72,275
TEACHER MEMBER Director/trustee, 42.00 hrs/week	$51,702	$0	$13,445	$65,147
TEACHER MEMBER Director/trustee, 42.00 hrs/week	$3,410	$0	$298	$3,708

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hope Community Academy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $599K (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

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$16M	$14M	90.3%	$362K	$156,305
FY2024 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	89.8%	−$2.1M	$170,375
FY2023 ⓘ	$13M	$14M	89.4%	−$2.2M	$164,310
FY2022 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	91.0%	−$1.6M	$165,689
FY2021 ⓘ	$9.4M	$9.6M	88.0%	−$1.5M	$130,571
FY2020 ⓘ	$7.9M	$7.9M	86.9%	−$1.1M	$134,761

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–1b9 · 6 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 5167
Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

CKC GOOD FOOD Food service	$837,168
JME TRANSIT INC Transportation	$548,290
4MATIV TECHNOLOGIES Transportation	$412,449
EZY-RIDE 4U LLC Transportation services	$403,476
SOLIANT HEALTH LLC Instructional services	$265,458

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Hope Community Academy totaling $5,000 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 Community Academy'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 Community Academy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hope Community Academy's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hope Community Academy reported that 90.3% of its $14.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hope Community Academy pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hope Community Academy reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $156,305, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/25) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hope Community Academy get its money?

Of $16.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hope Community Academy a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-1975574 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school). 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 202611329349303761 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501189349300800 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349302974 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341229349301794 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221299349302362 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111309349302866 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-1975574: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.