Center for Hope
Center for Hope reported $10.9 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.65 went to program services, $16.35 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.4% of the total. Government grants made up 70.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $4,111,501 (VICE PRESIDENT/ LBH PRESIDENT/ CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 121% 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 $10MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 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 $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$19.32 $2.1M
- Government grants$69.57 $7.7M
- Program service revenue$9.48 $1.1M
- Investment income$1.63 $182K
Other revenue was negative: −$181K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.3% | 11.1% |
| 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 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.4% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 70.7% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 9.6% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $4,111,501 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 39.34% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 3 | 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 expenseCrisis response services cfh ensures that allegations of child sexual abuse, trauma, and similar offenses against children are investigated and responded to without forcing children to be re-victimized or relive their experiences for each investigator who needs information. Each child talks one-on-one with one of cfh's forensic interviewers, social workers trained in national standards for forensic assessment. This gives children the opportunity to say what happened in their own words. This crisis response has been the foundation of cfh's operations for 30 years. Cfh is available within two…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICE PRESIDENT/ LBH PRESIDENT/ CEO Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $4,061,168 | $50,333 | $4,111,501 |
| LBH COO Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,953,912 | $125,076 | $2,078,988 |
| TREASURER/ LBH CFO Officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,939,064 | $47,616 | $1,986,680 |
| SECRETARY/ LBH GENERAL COUNSEL Officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,144,544 | $217,432 | $1,361,976 |
| LBH VP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT & SUPPORT SVCS Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $605,333 | $80,102 | $685,435 |
| LBH VP FINANCIAL REPORTING Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $424,851 | $90,386 | $515,237 |
| LBH VP SUPPLY CHAIN Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $403,862 | $49,986 | $453,848 |
| DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $282,058 | $0 | $45,912 | $327,970 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Hope (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $327K (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b3 · 0 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 15aNo
- 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 5131
- Volunteers Part I, line 647
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Center for Hope totaling $288K 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 Center for Hope's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center for Hope, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Hope's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Center for Hope reported that 83.7% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 16.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Hope pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Hope reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $4,111,501, for the role of VICE PRESIDENT/ LBH PRESIDENT/ CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Hope get its money?
Of $10.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.4% came from contributions and grants (including 70.7% from government grants) and 9.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Hope a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1681279 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, 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 202611339349301951 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511339349306946 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349309271 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331319349303938 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131379349303968 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1681279: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.