Hope Academy Gso INC

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Greensboro, NC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 01-0930709Revenue $2.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRShopegso.org1403 W Florida St, 27403-3321 · Greensboro, NCTax-exempt since Apr 2010School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Through the Hope and power of christ, we partner with families and the community to educate, encourage and equip our students to transform their future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 26 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $331K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $318K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.7M Management & general 17% · $378K Fundraising 7% · $171K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$90,176Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School
$62,328Pt VII · Sec A
Development Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Mullins’s $90K as Head of School is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Josh Mullins$90,176$93,510$79,849$76,208$78,109
Mattie Neese$62,328————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Partnering with families to educate, encourage, and equip students for a transformed future.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hope academy gso, inc. Is a christ-centered k-8 school in greensboro, NC, serving 110 students, majority of whom come from under-resourced communities. We provide growth-focused academics, engaged family partnerships, strong community collaboration, and christ-centered teaching.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$378K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$83K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$224K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$328
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$153K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$927K$50K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$150K$150K
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$84K$17K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$59K$59K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$115K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$130K$130K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$338K$212K$126K
All other expensesLn 24e$99K$83K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$378K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.3M$37K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.9M$57K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.5M$467K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.2M$664K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$433K$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,324,955 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,734,181$2,240,860
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,629$24,079
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $85,146$80,840
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,529−$20,824
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,907,485$2,324,955
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,269,246$1,495,584
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $581,400$792,581
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,850,646$2,288,165
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,839$36,790
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,324,955 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$224,057
VIII-1e Government grants$83,168
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,933,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,240,860
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,079$24,079
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,840$80,840
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$35,875−$35,875
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,051$15,051
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,016$2,324,955
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,288,165 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $152,504$152,504
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $927,253 · Management $50,009 · Fundraising $104,587$1,081,849
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,318$2,318
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $150,272$150,272
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,678 · Management $17,067 · Fundraising $7,896$108,641
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $58,635$58,635
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,476 · Management $6,692$11,168
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,401 · Management $9,300$124,701
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $129,761$129,761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,821$30,821
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $211,960 · Management $126,229$338,189
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,621 · Management $16,685$99,306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,738,561 · Management $378,486 · Fundraising $171,118$2,288,165
Part X · Balance sheet $4,516,544 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $414,185$60,851
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,704,087$2,071,108
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,402$9,022
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,397$1,046
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,340,432$2,374,189
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $183$328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,484,686$4,516,544
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,240$15,092
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,245$45,461
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,485$60,553
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,404,037$4,365,514
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,164$90,477
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,419,201$4,455,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,484,686$4,516,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,455,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,324,955
XI-2 Total expenses$2,288,165
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,419,201
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,455,991

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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