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Hope Rising

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Brenham, TX501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 46-0973280Revenue $1.0M in FY2022Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2024). Last full Form 990: 2021.

On file with the IRSBrenham, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hope Rising gives Hope to victims of sex trafficking by offering a special trauma-informed continuum of care through its foster home program and is preparing to offer stabilization and assessment services to this very specialized population.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0973280) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 24 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest 990-N e-Postcard
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $388K a year · 22% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Cash reserves
1.6 mo
of spending, in cash
1.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$193K
16% of total assets
Liabilities are 16% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$958K
FY2022$1.0M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2022▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.0M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

990 PDF Support Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2024). Last full Form 990: 2021. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $721K Management & general 22% · $220K Fundraising 6% · $60K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$84,658Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Hohman
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Al Bachman
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barry Wood
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Leggio’s $85K as CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Leggio$84,658——
Sherri Clement—$64,538$80,757
Lidya Osadchey—$54,321—

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

Provides trauma-informed care and foster homes for sex trafficking victims.

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1 program · $721K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Hope Rising is a licensed Texas Foster Care and Child Placing Agency that serves counties within a 150-mile radius of its office in Houston, TX. The organization primarily serves children who have suffered sexual trauma and exploitation.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0973280) · Dispute this line
$721Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2020$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $23K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,635
Unitemized GrantFY2021$715
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,616

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$721K
Managementcol C$220K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Government grantsLn 1e$533K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$39K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K$136K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K$193K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$141K$74K$39K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$168K$24K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$307$210
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$19K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$80K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$46K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$548$287$261
Office expensesLn 13$28K$20K$7K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$81K$65K$10K$6K
TravelLn 17$36K$28K$5K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$30K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$39K$12K$533
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$202K$200K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$2K$222
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$721K$220K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 19, 2022 $1.0M$1.0M$35K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2022 $958K$1.4M−$424K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $3.2M$1.6M$1.6M$1.8M 990 PDF

Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2024). Last full Form 990: 2021. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2024 are not published by the IRS.

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $1,036,082 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $676,252$758,581
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $278,777$191,213
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27−$2,199
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,657$88,487
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $957,713$1,036,082
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,616$9,350
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $721,451$379,303
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,600$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $642,102$611,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,381,769$1,000,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$424,056$35,497
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,036,082 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$533,206
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$225,375
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$758,581
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $191,213$191,213
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25$25
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,224−$2,224
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $88,487$88,487
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $191,213 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $86,288$1,036,082
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,000,585 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,350$9,350
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $74,419 · Management $38,787 · Fundraising $27,738$140,944
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,335 · Management $24,122 · Fundraising $7,372$199,829
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,342 · Management $307 · Fundraising $210$1,859
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,174 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $1,108$9,935
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,303 · Management $4,443 · Fundraising $2,990$26,736
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,217$29,217
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $79,512$79,512
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,493 · Management $3,387$49,880
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $287 · Management $261$548
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,861 · Management $6,587 · Fundraising $1,708$28,156
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,630 · Fundraising $6,630$13,260
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,998 · Management $9,713 · Fundraising $6,476$81,187
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,231 · Management $5,200 · Fundraising $2,280$35,711
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,217$1,217
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,601$1,601
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,890 · Management $1,300 · Fundraising $1,300$32,490
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,075 · Management $11,621 · Fundraising $533$51,229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $199,990 · Fundraising $1,806$201,796
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,067 · Management $1,839 · Fundraising $222$6,128
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $720,662 · Management $219,550 · Fundraising $60,373$1,000,585
Part X · Balance sheet $1,206,946 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,848$135,971
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,504$38,850
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,528$5,884
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,207,165$1,023,561
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,680$2,680
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,365,145$1,206,946
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $105,013$5,601
X-19 Deferred revenue$37,229
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $105,637$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $360,650$192,830
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $972,518$1,009,474
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,977$4,642
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,004,495$1,014,116
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,365,145$1,206,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,014,116 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,036,082
XI-2 Total expenses$1,000,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,004,495
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,124
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$30,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,014,116

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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