Fostering Hope FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Carl Junction, MO501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 38-3944078Revenue $226K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfostering-hope.com1200 Briarbrook Dr Ste D, 64834-9791 · Carl Junction, MOTax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fostering Hope exists to serve and support the local foster care community. This includes children in foster care, foster families, and foster care agency workers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ 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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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
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$226K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$202K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$208K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$226K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$202K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$167K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$162K
Net assets
$208K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$248K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $125K Management & general 38% · $77K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Burch’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 9th 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Burch$17,888$16,380$16,315$15,600
Joanna Holden$17,888$16,380$16,315$15,600

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

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  • 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 clothing, gifts, and support to foster children, families, and agency workers.

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3 programs · $56K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Christmas of Hope

This program provides gifts to children in local foster homes as well as to some referred families currently working with children's division to keep their children in the home. Approximately 55 -65 was spent on each child and gifts were provided off of their wish list.

$33Kprogram expense
02

Caring Closet

Fostering hope has two caring closet locations (one in carl junction and one in sheldon) where foster families and children in foster care can get clothing, shoes, toiletries, toys, and other needed items. All items are given away free of charge and most of the items given away are donated by the community.

$13Kprogram expense
03

The Hope Fund

The hope fund is a program which provides for larger and more specific needs of children in foster care. This is a referral based program and needs must be referred by a supervisor at a local foster care agency.

$10Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$226K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$202K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$208K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$226K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$208K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K$208K
Total assetsLn 16$184K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$184K$208K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$86K$786
Total functional expensesLn 25$202K$125K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $206K$162K$44K$248K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $226K$202K$24K$208K 990 PDF
FY2023 $208K$167K$41K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K$143K 990 PDF
FY2021 $162K$103K 990 PDF
FY2020 $169K$60K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $225,849 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,528$214,965
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,050$10,884
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $208,478$225,849
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,487$69,300
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,970$132,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $167,457$201,611
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,021$24,238
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $225,849 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,884 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$214,965
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,965
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $10,884$225,849
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,611 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $59,410$59,410
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,890$9,890
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,227$3,227
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,625$1,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,895$2,895
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,819$1,819
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,307$24,307
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,683$11,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,969 · Management $786$86,755
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,854 · Management $76,757 · Fundraising $0$201,611
Part X · Balance sheet $208,154 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $183,916$208,154
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $183,916$208,154
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,916$208,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $183,916$208,154
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $208,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,849
XI-2 Total expenses$201,611
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,916
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$208,154

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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