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Whispering Hope INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Lake Charles, LA501(c)(3)HousingEIN 26-4339458

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To own, manage, operate, and provide qualified supportive housing for very low income households having at least one elderly person (62 years of age or older).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $64K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$996K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$596K
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$596K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$596K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$910K
FY2025$283K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$193K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$403K
FY2025$474K
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.4M Management & general 2% · $22K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Norvell Coley
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paula Ramsey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides safe, affordable housing and support for low-income seniors.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To own, manage, operate, and provide qualified supportive housing for very low income households having at least one elderly person (62 year of age or older).

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Baird Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Clark Family FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$596K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$395K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$996K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$395K
Gains on assetsLn 7$72K
Total revenueLn 12$596K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$376K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$425K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$996K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$996K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$56K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$90K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.4M$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $283K$474K−$190K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $910K$403K$507K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $102K$359K−$257K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $611K$193K$418K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $596K$1.4M−$797K$2.6M 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 $596,311 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $129,078$129,078
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $54$54
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $71,704$71,704
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $395,475$395,475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,836 · Excluded from tax $395,475$596,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,393,581 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,684$55,684
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,232$2,232
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,142$4,142
IX-11a Management feesManagement $10,945$10,945
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,510$11,510
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,626$25,626
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,447$41,447
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $90,319$90,319
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,491$1,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,148,925$1,148,925
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,260$1,260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,371,126 · Management $22,455 · Fundraising $0$1,393,581
Part X · Balance sheet $3,607,438 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,171$376,307
X-4 Accounts receivable$100,678
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,384,881$2,705,004
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $108,233$425,449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,499,046$3,607,438
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,708$930,320
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,282$12,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,930$995,592
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$888,434−$1,685,704
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,297,550$4,297,550
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,409,116$2,611,846
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,499,046$3,607,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,611,846 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$596,311
XI-2 Total expenses$1,393,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$797,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,409,116
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,611,846

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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