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The Hope Program INC EIN 13-3268539

The Hope Program INC FY2024 filing

EIN  13-3268539 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY Founded 1984
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides training and job opportunities to help New Yorkers build sustainable futures.
Leadership
Diana Breen · Interim Executive (outgoing) · $201K
Money in and out
$8.5M revenue, $8.3M expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Provides training and job opportunities to help New Yorkers build sustainable futures. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $8.5M in revenue, $8.3M in expenses, and $5.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$8.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $216K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$8.5M
FY2024▼ -1%
Expenses
$8.3M
FY2024▼ -8%
Total assets
$6.4M
FY2024▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -40%
Total revenue
$8.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$216K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 323
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 423
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $6.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Comprehensive Training

Hope empowers new yorkers to build sustainable employment through general career readiness and sector-based training for growing industries. Across all programs, hope takes a holistic approach, providing essential skills training, resume-writing and interview preparation, industry-recognized credentials, wellness and case management…

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

Employer Partnership and Job Placement

Hope engages a robust network of employer partners across the industries for which participants are trained and are seeking employment. Job placements are made through one-on-one matches between graduates and employers; interview events; and ongoing support to graduates in independent job search.

$984Kprogram expense
03

Career Advancement and Lifelong Career Support

Employed graduates receive a year of structured follow-up, including incentives for achieving specific job retention milestones, support in navigating workplace challenges, replacement support of necessary, and coaching to support career advancement.

$384Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Hope Program INC
EINHdr · item D13-3268539
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thehopeprogram.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1984
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J220)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a23
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b23
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Diana Breen
Interim Executive (outgoing)
$201,000Pt VII · Sec A
Gentian Haxhillari
Chief Financial and Operation
$170,640Pt VII · Sec A
Irene Branche
Chief Dev. & Ev. Officer (outgoing)
$120,190Pt VII · Sec A
Ana Chapman
Chief Program Officer (outgoing)
$119,723Pt VII · Sec A
Melanie Barrett
Development Director
$116,074Pt VII · Sec A
Kendra Jones
Bronx Program Director
$110,988Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Knox
Program Director
$101,171Pt VII · Sec A
Tracey Capers
Executive Director
$41,420Pt VII · Sec A

Tracey Capers’s $248K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1236 $1–10M employment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracey Capers$247,733$41,420————
Jennifer Mitchell——$222,771$229,015$205,640$197,637
Diana Breen—$201,000————
Gentian Haxhillari$172,973$170,640$163,495$155,074——
Irene Branche—$120,190$158,707$151,133$144,374$127,470
Gentain Haxillari————$148,155$141,027
Kelly Dougherty———$126,111$141,458$125,238
Joanna Larson———$103,124$124,817—

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$8.2M · 97%
Investment income$199K · 2%
Other revenue$82K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$8.2M
Investment income2%$199K
Other revenue1%$82K
— government grantsLn 1e$3.6M
Total revenueLn 12$8.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.05
Program services80%$6.6M
Management & general14%$1.2M
Fundraising5%$448K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$323K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$5.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $8.3M · Less non-cash grants $33K · Cash operating expenses/yr $8.2M
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.6M · Total expenses $8.3M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $1.2M · Total expenses $8.3M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $448K · Total expenses $8.3M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $527K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4.2M
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $8.2M · Total revenue $8.5M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $3.6M · Total revenue $8.5M
42%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $8.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $199K · Total revenue $8.5M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $8.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $8.5M · Prior year $8.6M
-1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $4.7M · FY2023 $8.5M
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $8.5M · Expenses $8.3M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5.1M · Total assets $6.4M
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.0M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.4M
16%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Diana Breen · Reported title INTERIM EXECUTIVE (OUTGOING) · Highest reported compensation $201K · Total expenses $8.3M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.6M · Total expenses $8.3M
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth -1%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Journey for Good Foundation INCFY2025$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$8.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$8.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$8.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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