Hope Unexpected EIN 32-0410678 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Supports single mothers with resources and encouragement, showing Christ's love. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $309K in revenue, $338K in expenses, and $116K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Byron Center, MI
Website
www.hopeunexpected.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$309KFY2023
Expenses
$338K
Net assets
$116K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  32-0410678 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Byron Center, MI Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports single mothers with resources and encouragement, showing Christ's love.
Leadership
Susan Lickley · Executive Director · $50K
Money in and out
$309K revenue, $338K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$309K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$338K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$116K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$309K
FY2023▲ +33%
Expenses
$338K
FY2023▲ +32%
Total assets
$121K
FY2023▼ -17%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2023
Total revenue
$309K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$338K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$116K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$121K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHope Unexpected
EINHdr · item D32-0410678
Principal addressHdr · item CByron Center, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hopeunexpected.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$49,816Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Lickley’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Lickley$55,230$51,236$49,816$48,438$49,600$41,600
Pat Huizenga$3,272

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $207K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Hope unexpected seeks to encourage, empower and equip single moms in jesus christ through various programs which include: (1) monday meet. Monday meets is where single moms and their children build community.

$207Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$241K · 78%
Other revenue$67K · 22%
Contributions & grants78%$241K
Other revenue22%$67K
Investment income$963
Total revenueLn 12$309K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.19
Program services61%$207K
Management & general20%$69K
Fundraising19%$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$116K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $118K · Operating expenses/yr $338K
4.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $338K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $338K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $63K · Total expenses $338K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $32K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $240K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $241K · Total revenue $309K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $309K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $309K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $963 · Total revenue $309K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $338K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $309K · Prior year $231K
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $116K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $309K · Expenses $338K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $121K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $116K · Total assets $121K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $121K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Lickley · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $338K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $242K · Total expenses $338K
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 26%
Revenue growth 33%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$309K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$215K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$223K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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