Hopephl inspires philadelphia's children, youth, families, and communities to thrive by providing housing, advocacy, and trauma-responsive social services designed to promote equity, resilience, autonomy, and well-being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 117 volunteers and 172 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $320K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$706K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $1.1M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23.8M
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.0M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$13.2M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.0M
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$11.0M
Expenses
$13.2M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$11.9M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$150K
FY2023−$1.9M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$1.9M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1977.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $11.6M Management & general 7% · $868K Fundraising 6% · $736K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $706K 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
$176,533Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Finance
$160,822Pt VII · Sec A
VP Asset & Property Management
$136,275Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$123,338Pt VII · Sec A
VP Asset and Property Mana
$108,887Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Desmond’s $177K as President is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Desmond$176,533$176,062$168,806$181,444$191,264$167,121
Jamil Rivers$160,822—————
Timothy Klarich———$83,355$114,406$152,885
Jacqueline Flynn$136,275—$111,856$112,875$107,867—
Gwendolyn Bailey$123,338$123,484————
Scott Cannon$108,887$109,404$105,191$106,623$117,963$103,155

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides housing, advocacy, and trauma-responsive services to promote well-being for families and communities.

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3 programs · $10.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education Services

Hopephl continues to partner with the school district to assist in the identification of children and youth who are mckinney-vento eligible and provided supportive services including rental assistance to their families. Our PCCD contract enabled us to address the counseling needs of students who have experienced trauma.

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

Social services fy 2024 marked the first full year of operations post-merger. In fy 2025, hopephl continues to provide an array of housing programs with supportive services to youth and families experiencing homelessness.

$3.5Mprogram expense
03

Prevention/Diversion

This year, with an award from TD'S housing for everyone competition, hopephl continued their provision of rental and utility assistance to families at risk of being evicted. In partnership with penn hospital's violence prevention program, hopephl received a grant from the philadelphia coalition to save lives to provide rental assistance…

$3.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$590K
Other incomeLn 4–11$74K
Money outPt IX
$13.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.6M
Managementcol C$868K
Fundraisingcol D$736K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$483K
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$590K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$74K
Total revenueLn 12$11.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$483K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$483K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M
Other assetsLn 15$16.8M
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5172
VolunteersI 6117
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$483K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$925K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$29.1M$25.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.7M$23.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$390K$99K$292K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.7M$6.1M$32K$569K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$195K$137K$45K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$951K$73K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$511K$500K$7K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$29K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$48K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$224$18K
Office expensesLn 13$166K$137K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$333K$319K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$904K$852K$33K$19K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K$486
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$139K$137K$2K
InterestLn 20$217K$217K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$199K$180K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$449K$431K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.7M$40K$61K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.2M$11.6M$868K$736K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.0M$13.2M−$2.1M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.7M$11.9M$1.8M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$9.6M−$1.6M−$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$6.7M$245K$150K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$6.7M−$80K$11K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.6M$5.8M−$139K$177K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,049,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,566,399$10,376,091
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,039,242$589,691
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,962$9,395
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $108,082$74,119
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,723,685$11,049,296
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 $8,304,106$8,787,547
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,610,359$4,400,641
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,914,465$13,188,188
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,809,220−$2,138,892
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,049,296 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,720
VIII-1e Government grants$7,784,130
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,580,241
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,376,091
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $589,691$589,691
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,395$9,395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,397$5,397
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $68,722$68,722
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $658,413 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,792$11,049,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,188,188 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,594 · Management $291,578$390,172
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,059,979 · Management $32,087 · Fundraising $568,557$6,660,623
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $137,188 · Management $44,534 · Fundraising $13,312$195,034
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $950,743 · Management $73,219 · Fundraising $6,368$1,030,330
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $499,955 · Management $6,563 · Fundraising $4,870$511,388
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,976 · Fundraising $2,904$31,880
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $47,600 · Management $61,111$108,711
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,701$27,701
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $224 · Fundraising $17,712$17,936
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $137,213 · Fundraising $28,383$165,596
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $319,060 · Fundraising $14,358$333,418
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $851,519 · Management $33,343 · Fundraising $18,705$903,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,692 · Management $486$17,178
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $136,502 · Management $2,229$138,731
IX-20 InterestManagement $217,210$217,210
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $180,186 · Management $19,025$199,211
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $431,148 · Management $17,651$448,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,685,754 · Management $40,374 · Fundraising $61,058$1,787,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,517$3,517
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,583,575 · Management $868,386 · Fundraising $736,227$13,188,188
Part X · Balance sheet $25,661,826 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,212,293; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,269,318$482,721
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,446,383$1,294,109
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,400$171,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,874,677$3,564,659
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $925,054$1,130,231
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,376,879$16,806,079
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,099,574$25,661,826
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,769,610$2,394,030
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,252,406$1,191,136
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,686,587$18,220,574
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,658,454$23,810,069
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,258,393$669,030
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,182,727$1,182,727
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,441,120$1,851,757
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,099,574$25,661,826
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,851,757 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,049,296
XI-2 Total expenses$13,188,188
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,138,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,441,120
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,450,471
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,851,757

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

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