The Hope Center
The Hope Center reported $15.8 million in revenue and $11.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.95 went to program services, $3.29 to management and general costs and $3.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 60.6% of the total. Government grants made up 20.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $193,358 (COO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 79% 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 $11MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 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 $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.9% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 60.6% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 20.1% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 35.0% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $193,358 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.69% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 23.3 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 31 of 31 | 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 expenseSubstance abuse recovery program US a nonmedical safe off streets unit at the men's and women's centers. More than half of the homeless population in the united states suffers from addiction to drugs or alcohol. Women's recovery program 17,775 nights lodging 53,325 meals served 101 women who entered into the recovery program. Men's recovery program 33,906 nights lodging 117,043 meals served 361 men who entered into the recovery program. Follow up studies indicate the men have a continuing sobriety rate of 65% at one year while the women maintain a 70% sobriety rate
Shelter services provides overnight emergency shelter to adult men with a bed capacity of 144 and an overflow capacity around 250 men a night. The shelter provided 58,592 nights of lodging and served 103,525 meals in 2025. The emergency shelter also provides clothing, showers, laundry facilities and other services to clients in addition to basic case management services to assist with housing, applying for benefits and other services to assist with moving out of homelessness
Mental health program is designed to assist men who have serious mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders by providing counseling, life skills, case management services, connections with community mental health services and residential treatment for both mental health and substance use using a community based model. The program also assists clients, many of which have come from institutions, such as jails, prisons, and psychiatric facilities, with transitioning into housing after completing the program. 56 men were admitted into the mental health program last…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,502 | $0 | $28,856 | $193,358 |
| NURSE PRACTI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,203 | $0 | $18,865 | $142,068 |
| SENIOR DIR. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,436 | $0 | $18,730 | $140,166 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,671 | $0 | $23,863 | $131,534 |
| CHIEF HR OFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,576 | $0 | $24,853 | $125,429 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Hope Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $272K (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
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–1b31 · 31 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 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 5146
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,200
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to The Hope Center totaling $145K 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 The Hope Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Hope Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Hope Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Hope Center reported that 92.9% of its $11.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.3% to management and general and 3.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Hope Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Hope Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $193,358, for the role of COO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Hope Center get its money?
Of $15.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 60.6% came from contributions and grants (including 20.1% from government grants) and 35.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Hope Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-1107296 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641359349306929 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531329349303638 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349306947 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330669349300233 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220339349300007 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121279349300022 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-1107296: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.