Hope Educational & Research Center

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 1973EducationEIN 23-7240338Revenue $19.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRShopeacademy.com858 N Mason Rd, 63141-6306 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Jun 1973Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to serve the Educational needs of children from infancy through elementary school and through this, instill a solid foundation for the development of competent, responsible, and adaptive citizens who are effective problem-solvers and life-long learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.0M a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.7M
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.1M
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$21.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$189.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$19.1M
FY2025▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$45.4M
FY2022$12.7M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$25.5M
FY2025$19.1M
Expenses
$21.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$17.4M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$19.5M
FY2023$19.5M
FY2024$19.9M
FY2025$21.1M
Net assets
$189.8M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$168.3M
FY2021$195.1M
FY2022$187.7M
FY2023$186.2M
FY2024$191.7M
FY2025$189.8M

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 Jun 1973.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $18.0M Management & general 15% · $3.2M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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
Chairman & CEO
$455,333Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & CFO
$259,755Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Real Estate
$252,959Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$251,879Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Signorelli’s $455K as Chairman & CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Signorelli$455,333$456,714$457,150$456,492$452,673$415,135
Brad Lemasters$259,755$257,255$248,787$238,112$236,860$198,270
Dan Signorelli$252,959$250,332$250,105$253,333$248,893$247,870
Jaime Dodd$251,879$249,581$245,626$248,588$251,364$247,051
Louis Helmsing$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000
John Loughlin$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000
Tim Dolan$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates young children from infancy through elementary school, building a foundation for lifelong learning and responsible citizenship.

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2 programs · $18.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We serve the needs of our COMMUNITY.THE hope educational and research center network of schools serves more than 2000 missouri children every year. Our families have the option of selecting either a montessori-based approach or a traditional approach to education for their children.

$18.0Mprogram expense
02

Hope educational & research center offers montessori training and certification for adults seeking to become professional montessori teachers at the infant-toddler (0-3 yrs. Of age) level and at the early childhood (3-6 yrs.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$161,475
Unitemized GrantFY2023$184,629
Unitemized GrantFY2022$143,767
Unitemized GrantFY2021$268,712
Unitemized GrantFY2020$227,163
Unitemized GrantFY2019$213,790

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$21.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.0M
Managementcol C$3.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$189.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$191.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$988K
Total revenueLn 12$19.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$700K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$156.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.6M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$191.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$189.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5494
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$2.4M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$157.2M$156.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.4M$29.6M
Total assetsLn 16$193.4M$191.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$191.7M$189.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$161K$161K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$269K$960K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.1M$10.3M$828K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.1M$210K
Payroll taxesLn 10$883K$781K$102K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$23K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$61K
Investment management feesLn 11f$235K$235K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$54K$49K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$849K$805K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$518K$477K$41K
TravelLn 17$45K$44K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$127K$60K$66K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.5M$113K
InsuranceLn 23$743K$614K$129K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$135K
All other expensesLn 24e$428K$228K$200K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.1M$18.0M$3.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $19.1M$21.1M−$2.0M$189.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.5M$19.9M$5.5M$191.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.0M$19.5M−$1.5M$186.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.7M$19.5M−$6.8M$187.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $45.4M$18.6M$26.8M$195.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.2M$17.4M$7.8M$168.3M 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 $19,137,612 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,724,978$13,677,244
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,178,654$3,897,791
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,560,141$1,562,577
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,463,773$19,137,612
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $184,629$161,475
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,404,804$14,535,509
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,354,885$6,419,294
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,944,318$21,116,278
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,519,455−$1,978,666
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,137,612 across 6 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,677,244$13,677,244
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,909,530$2,909,530
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,501,740$1,501,740
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $8,658 · Excluded from tax $979,603$988,261
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $60,837$60,837
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,738,081 · Unrelated business $8,658 · Excluded from tax $5,390,873$19,137,612
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,116,278 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $161,475$161,475
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $268,619 · Management $960,035$1,228,654
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,263,728 · Management $827,845$11,091,573
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,122,026 · Management $209,847$1,331,873
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $781,134 · Management $102,275$883,409
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $22,692 · Management $18,856$41,548
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,516$5,516
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,395$61,395
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $234,512$234,512
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $49,495 · Management $4,778$54,273
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $805,177 · Management $43,775$848,952
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $476,827 · Management $41,151$517,978
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,923 · Management $1,204$45,127
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60,231 · Management $66,469$126,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,472,883 · Management $113,378$1,586,261
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $614,175 · Management $129,269$743,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,590,015 · Management $135,252$1,725,267
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $227,943 · Management $200,378$428,321
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,960,343 · Management $3,155,935 · Fundraising $0$21,116,278
Part X · Balance sheet $191,444,183 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $46,809; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $694,455$699,833
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,686,384$1,434,041
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $61,973$70,559
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $219,306$167,837
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,366,924$29,580,844
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $60,534,421$61,445,062
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $96,703,350$94,953,503
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,528,447$1,528,447
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,557,054$1,517,248
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $193,379,468$191,444,183
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,324,634$1,417,315
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $313,800$264,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,638,434$1,681,815
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,741,034$189,762,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,741,034$189,762,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $193,379,468$191,444,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $189,762,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,137,612
XI-2 Total expenses$21,116,278
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,978,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,741,034
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$189,762,368

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