The Hope Project INC

Muskegon, MI · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2005 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$616K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$595K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$725K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$616K
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$677K
FY2025$616K
Expenses
$595K
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$540K
FY2025$595K
Net assets
$725K
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$703K
FY2025$725K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Hope Project INC
EINHdr · item D35-2270341
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2007
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMuskegon, MI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hopeprojectusa.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.06
Program services66%$393K
Management & general28%$165K
Fundraising6%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$595K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -83% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$765K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$775K
FY2025$765K
Total liabilities
$40K
FY2025▼ -43%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$40K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$765K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$40K
Total net assetsLn 32$725K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$633K · 103%
Investment income$11K · 2%
Contributions & grants103%$633K
Investment income2%$11K
— government grantsLn 1e$149K
Total revenueLn 12$616K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $354K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $595K · Less non-cash grants $46K · Cash operating expenses/yr $549K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $393K · Total expenses $595K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $165K · Total expenses $595K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $595K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $490K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $633K · Total revenue $616K
103%
Government reliance
Government grants $149K · Total revenue $616K
24%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $616K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $616K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $595K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $616K · Prior year $677K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $217K · FY2025 $616K
+23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $725K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $616K · Expenses $595K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $765K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $725K · Total assets $765K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $215K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $765K
28%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Johnson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $595K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $347K · Total expenses $595K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%——
Overhead ratio 28%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -9%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$58,555Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Johnson’s $59K as Executive Di is at the 48th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Johnson$58,555$56,115$53,961$44,738$42,583$31,081

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps survivors of sex trafficking heal and prevents new cases through mentoring and education.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $393K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The hope project provides case management, counseling, therapy groups, recovery groups, support groups, recovery coaching, hygiene products, housing, exta support, and refer appropriately. We also have a mentoring program for female sex traficking survivors and girls, 11 to 25 years old, more vulnerable to sex trafficking.

$393Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $616K$595K-9% 990 PDF
FY2024 $677K$540K+25% 990 PDF
FY2023 $540K$531K-19% 990 PDF
FY2022 $668K$408K+87% 990 PDF
FY2021 $358K$300K+65% 990 PDF
FY2020 $217K$199K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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