Hope Community INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1968HousingEIN 23-7013134

The organization develops, owns, manages and provides housing for moderate income individuals as well as provides housing and rehabilitation services to homeless families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 48 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $753K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$357K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16.3M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$31.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -68%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2024▼ -48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
$31.7M
FY2024▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$40.4M
FY2022$44.1M
FY2023$40.0M
FY2024$37.0M
FY2024$31.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1981.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $3.3M Management & general 6% · $221K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $357K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$137,950Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Real Estate Development
$117,409Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Asset Management
$101,753Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Walter M Roberts’s $138K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Walter M Roberts$137,950$170,190$149,190$136,611$140,627$130,184
Norman Williams III$117,409$133,982——$102,588—
Lorenzo Cesare—$94,677$113,140$105,957$107,514$106,571
Nellie Plumey————$103,503—
Craig Lawrence Harty—$102,816————
Richard Winslow$101,753—————
Fonda Porter————$101,352—

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

Develops, owns, and manages housing for moderate-income individuals and homeless families, offering rehabilitation services.

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2 program services account for $3.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Hope continues to focus on preservation activity that both upgrade the physical condition of its buildings and financing so that the building remains affordable to residents.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

The organization develops, owns, manages and provides housing for moderate income individuals as well as provides housing and rehabilitation services to homeless families.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$300K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$221K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$48.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$103
Other incomeLn 4–11$300K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$823K
Other assetsLn 15$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$48.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.3M
Net assetsLn 32$31.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34.6M$34.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$974K$823K
Total assetsLn 16$48.3M$48.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M$16.3M
Net assetsLn 32$37.0M$31.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$138K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$2.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$59K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$591K$591K
Payroll taxesLn 10$175K$175K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$346$346
Office expensesLn 13$82K$82K
Information technologyLn 14$213K$213K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$103$103
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$98K$98K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.3M$221K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.5M$6.9M−$2.4M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$9.6M−$2.9M$40.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.1M$9.0M$1.1M$44.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$8.0M$1.1M$40.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.1M$6.8M−$692K$7.9M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,444,504 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,467
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,467
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,135,182$1,135,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $103$103
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $299,752$299,752
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,135,182 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $299,855$1,444,504
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,552,773 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $137,950$137,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,013,884$2,013,884
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,301$59,301
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $591,254$591,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $175,068$175,068
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41,079$41,079
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,342$42,342
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,443$39,443
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $346$346
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $82,272$82,272
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $213,110$213,110
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,052$11,052
IX-17 TravelPrograms $103$103
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,320$8,320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,529$26,529
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $98,129$98,129
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,591$12,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,331,402 · Management $221,371 · Fundraising $0$3,552,773
Part X · Balance sheet $47,972,140 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,282,143; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $741,927$142,980
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,297,015$4,629,042
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $127,873$5,261
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $973,827$823,160
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $48,848$48,849
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $34,503,680$34,503,680
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,442,902$3,537,025
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,268,215$47,972,140
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,752,461$669,804
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,842,534$2,438,819
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,955,272$13,003,630
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,252,900$16,312,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,015,315$31,659,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,015,315$31,659,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,268,215$47,972,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,659,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,444,504
XI-2 Total expenses$3,552,773
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,108,269
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,015,315
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,247,139
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,659,907

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