The Hope School Foundation

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Springfield, IL501(c)(3)Since 1998EducationEIN 37-1385176

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The mission of the Hope School Foundation is to provide financial support for the Hope School, vision for Hope, and Hope clinical care and all of its programs, including: the Hope learning academy springfield, the Hope learning academy of chicago, the autism clinic at Hope, the residential academy and the vocational academy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
29¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $373K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
29%
of spending
Concern: 29% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.9M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$925K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
29%
Net assets
$15.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$925K
FY2024▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$925K
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +34%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$603K
FY2021$760K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$15.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$13.1M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2024$15.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1999.

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

Where the money goes

29 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 29% · $456K Management & general 29% · $461K Fundraising 42% · $665K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Communication and Development Officer
$116,819Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jodi Ogilvy’s $117K as Chief Communication and Development Officer is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jodi Ogilvy$116,819$108,095$25,757——
Skylar Tierney——$53,614$110,467$103,726

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports and benefits schools, vision programs, and clinical care.

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2 program services account for $456K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The hope school foundation supports the activities of the hope school, vision for hope, and hope clinical care through grantmaking, fundraising and development events, direct mail solicitations, and grant seeking activities.

$456Kprogram expense
02

Hope pavilion supports the activities of hope clinical care and the hope school through the provision of clinical, training, and office space.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $673K · 2019–2024
The Hope SchoolIL · FY2024$410,313
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,815
The Hope SchoolIL · FY2022$36,148
Hope Clinical CareIL · FY2022$21,411
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,616
The Hope SchoolIL · FY2019$135,000
Vision for HopeIL · FY2019$1,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$925K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$446K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$456K
Managementcol C$461K
Fundraisingcol D$665K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$941K
Total assetsLn 16$19.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$140K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$446K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$925K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$941K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$941K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$19.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$15.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$941K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.5M$15.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M$19.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$14.5M$15.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$410K$410K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$46K$46K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$132K$132K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$130K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$242K$242K
Investment management feesLn 11f$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$7K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$150K$150K$234
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$152K$152K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$102K$84K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$3K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$456K$461K$665K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$93K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$701K$482K$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$723K$758K$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$760K$248K$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$603K$472K$5.7M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $925,430 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30,903 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$140,284
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$304,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$444,957
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,600$9,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $422,649$422,649
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $30,333$30,333
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,991$22,991
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,003−$36,003
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,933 · Unrelated business −$4,324 · Excluded from tax $444,864$925,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,582,313 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $410,313$410,313
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $45,815$45,815
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffFundraising $132,059$132,059
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesFundraising $130,373$130,373
IX-9 Other employee benefitsFundraising $24,841$24,841
IX-11a Management feesFundraising $242,456$242,456
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $66,140$66,140
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,352$1,352
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,180 · Fundraising $25,344$32,524
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $149,569 · Fundraising $234$149,803
IX-17 TravelFundraising $14,259$14,259
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $2,400$2,400
IX-20 InterestManagement $151,518$151,518
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $83,562 · Fundraising $18,000$101,562
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,456 · Fundraising $43,590$47,046
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $29,852$29,852
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $456,128 · Management $461,425 · Fundraising $664,760$1,582,313
Part X · Balance sheet $19,916,709 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,081$941,278
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $728,788$51,272
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,659$11,784
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,506,674$3,297,696
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,463,271$15,614,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,740,473$19,916,709
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,839$1,207,984
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,174$16,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,216,591$4,856,303
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,639,206$14,114,852
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $884,676$945,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,523,882$15,060,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,740,473$19,916,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,060,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$925,430
XI-2 Total expenses$1,582,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$656,883
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,523,882
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,193,407
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,060,406

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