Hope's Front Door assists needy individuals and their families and the homeless in our area by: engaging, educating and empowering. We engage by addressing their immediate needs through vouchers; we educate through our self-sufficiency programs and referrals to community resources; we empower to make positive, sustainable changes in their lives and in their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$347K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$287K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$347K
FY2021▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$393K
Expenses
$243K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$428K
Net assets
$287K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$225K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $176K Management & general 24% · $58K Fundraising 4% · $9K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$64,080Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janell Robinson’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janell Robinson$87,179$78,088$78,000$68,794$64,080$54,636

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps local needy individuals, families, and the homeless.

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3 programs · $150K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Immediate Assistance Program (iap)

Iap provides for urgent needs for food and transportation in the form of food vouchers (grocery store gift certificates), meal vouchers, gas vouchers, train and bus passes. Recent research has shown that importance of programs that address basic needs and economic inequality, such as HFD'S immediate assistance program and banking…

$95Kprogram expense
02

Health & Wellness Program (hwp)

HWP addresses needs such as prescriptions, emergency oral health care, medical supplies, and eye EXAMS/EYEGLASSES. Clients receiving these services are uninsured and under-insured. We also worked with nonprofit and government healthcare agencies to help provide long-term services to clients.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Pathways to financial health (PFH)- PFH provides financial literacy education and budget counseling as provided by the volunteers from 10 local banks. They meet one-on-one with clients to mentor and educate them on such issues as saving and debt management it is a nine month program.

$26Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $64K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,427

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$347K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Investment incomeLn 3$237
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$176K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$287K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$237
Total revenueLn 12$347K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$287K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$287K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 668
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$183K$287K
Total assetsLn 16$183K$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$183K$287K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$65K$65K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$43K$16K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$24K$9K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$13K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$280$8K$455
OccupancyLn 16$29K$26K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$6K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$176K$58K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $393K$428K−$35K$225K 990 PDF
FY2024 $326K$362K−$36K$261K 990 PDF
FY2023 $314K$319K−$5K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$255K$15K$302K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $347K$243K$104K$287K 990 PDF
FY2020 $276K$221K$56K$183K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $346,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $242,582$354,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71$237
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,625−$7,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $276,278$346,934
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $76,875$65,201
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,309$99,801
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,503$77,846
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $220,687$242,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,591$104,086
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $346,934 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,293
VIII-1e Government grants$11,373
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,776
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,442
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $237$237
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,745−$7,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,508$346,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,848 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $65,201$65,201
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,510 · Management $16,313 · Fundraising $5,257$64,080
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,697 · Management $9,093 · Fundraising $2,931$35,721
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,050$6,050
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,529 · Management $7,899$20,428
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $280 · Management $7,613 · Fundraising $455$8,348
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,944 · Management $2,830$28,774
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,733$3,733
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,061 · Management $4,452$10,513
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,222 · Management $57,983 · Fundraising $8,643$242,848
Part X · Balance sheet $286,646 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,916$13,025
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,644$273,621
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,560$286,646
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,178$278,529
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,382$8,117
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $182,560$286,646
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,560$286,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $286,646 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$346,934
XI-2 Total expenses$242,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,086
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$182,560
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$286,646

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