Hope4Harper is a 501c3 not for profit organization created to provide hope, through research and awareness, to those living with CDKL5 disorder and other related diseases.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $110K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
Spent
$202K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$4K
Expenses
$202K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$32K
Net assets
$204K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$71K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $143K Management & general 27% · $55K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$22,041Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Penny Howard’s $18K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 90 <$100K medical research 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Penny Howard$18,000$18,000$18,000$22,041

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supports research and awareness for CDKL5 disorder and related diseases.

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1 program · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Preclinical Research

We collaborate with and support leading research laboratories around the world, and fill the gaps of information that will help accelerate the development of treatments for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder.

$143Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$110K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$202K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 66
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$181K$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$250$250
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$111K$111K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$5K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$454$454
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$658
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$603$603
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$250
All other expensesLn 24e$202$202
Total functional expensesLn 25$202K$143K$55K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4K$32K−$28K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $170K$161K$10K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $440K$531K−$90K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 $511K$530K−$19K$183K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $225K$202K$23K$204K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $224,616 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $473,832$224,615
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $473,833$224,616
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,000$111,234
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$25,820
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $226,898$64,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $326,898$201,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $146,935$22,720
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $224,616 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$224,615
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1$224,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,896 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250$250
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $110,984$110,984
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $22,041$22,041
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,710$1,710
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,069$2,069
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,207$10,207
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,050 · Management $5,755$10,805
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $454$454
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,671 · Management $3,130 · Fundraising $4,192$13,993
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,135$2,135
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,270 · Management $658$7,928
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,354$4,354
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $603$603
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,097$1,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,814 · Management $250$11,064
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $202$202
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $142,951 · Management $54,753 · Fundraising $4,192$201,896
Part X · Balance sheet $222,368 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,104$212,494
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,350$8,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,477$1,874
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,931$222,368
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0−$1,385
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,307
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,388$18,310
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,543$204,058
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,543$204,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,931$222,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$224,616
XI-2 Total expenses$201,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,543
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,058

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