Hope 4 Youth: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-1626500)

Lachelle Williams’s $151K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Lachelle Williams	$151,475	$142,864	$141,871	$103,806	$32,308	—
Linda Bryant	—	—	—	—	$53,100	$106,154

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps homeless youth find stable housing and support.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Hope 4 Youth Center

The Center serves as the primary access point for youth experiencing homelessness, offering crisis intervention, basic needs support, and case management that connects youth to housing, education, and employment resources. In 2025, the Center served 878 youth, with 85% engaged in case management.

$1.8Mprogram expense

02

Hope Place

Our transitional housing program provides up to two years of stable housing for 12 youth, each in a fully equipped studio apartment. Residents receive on-site case management, education support, and employment services, along with community building programming.

$596Kprogram expense

03

Outreach & Prevention

HOPE 4 Youth identifies unstably housed youth through Center interactions and school-based outreach. The Youth Navigator Program partners with local school districts to stabilize students experiencing homelessness and improve educational outcomes. In 2025, the Youth Navigator Program worked with 21 schools and supported 76 enrolled youth.

$47Kprogram 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 · FY2025

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$20K

Connexus Energy FoundationFY2025$10K

Advent Angels in My Hair INCFY2025$255

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$31K

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Grants paid · 1 grant · $176K · 2025–2025

Unitemized GrantFY2025$176,158

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$5.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$176K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K

Money outPt IX

$2.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.5M

Managementcol C$170K

Fundraisingcol D$240K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M

Total assetsLn 16$5.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$55K

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$844K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K

Investment incomeLn 3$34K

Other incomeLn 4–11$176K

Total revenueLn 12$5.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$658K

SavingsLn 2$901K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$5.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$55K

Net assetsLn 32$5.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 526

VolunteersI 6209

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.2M	$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$328K	$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.3M	$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.1M	$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$57K	$55K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.1M	$5.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$966K	$966K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$158K	$126K	$11K	$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$805K	$640K	$57K	$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$96K	$76K	$7K	$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$123K	$98K	$9K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$100K	$80K	$7K	$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K		$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$190K	$162K	$7K	$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$22K	$5K	$983	$16K
Office expensesLn 13	$48K	$25K	$12K	$11K
Information technologyLn 14	$62K	$46K	$5K	$11K
OccupancyLn 16	$102K	$99K	$3K	$272
TravelLn 17	$6K	$4K	$1K	$958
InterestLn 20	$9K	$7K	$501	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$61K	$58K	$3K	$485
InsuranceLn 23	$63K	$48K	$10K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$49K	$37K	$12K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.9M	$2.5M	$170K	$240K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$5.5M	$2.9M	$2.6M	$5.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.6M	$2.3M	$319K	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.9M	$1.8M	$101K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.7M	$48K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.5M	$1.7M	−$193K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$704K	$511K	$193K	$2.8M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $5,526,376 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,542,587$5,151,634

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $157,856$164,669

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,742$34,387

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$103,435$175,686

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,617,750$5,526,376

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$965,923

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,162,332$1,282,192

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,136,130$637,952

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,298,462$2,886,067

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $319,288$2,640,309

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $5,526,376 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,466

VIII-1e Government grants$3,217,054

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,782,114

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$843,798

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,151,634

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,669$164,669

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,387$34,387

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $175,686$175,686

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,669 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $210,073$5,526,376

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,886,067 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $965,923$965,923

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,711 · Management $11,106 · Fundraising $21,360$158,177

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $639,648 · Management $56,510 · Fundraising $108,682$804,840

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $76,309 · Management $6,742 · Fundraising $12,966$96,017

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,550 · Management $8,618 · Fundraising $16,575$122,743

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,806 · Management $7,050 · Fundraising $13,559$100,415

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,878$25,878

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $162,065 · Management $6,925 · Fundraising $20,526$189,516

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,088 · Management $983 · Fundraising $15,511$21,582

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,954 · Management $11,929 · Fundraising $10,625$47,508

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,282 · Management $4,522 · Fundraising $11,492$62,296

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,026 · Management $3,148 · Fundraising $272$102,446

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,644 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $958$5,800

IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,084 · Management $501 · Fundraising $1,094$8,679

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,846 · Management $3,124 · Fundraising $485$61,455

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,088 · Management $10,351 · Fundraising $4,922$63,361

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,522 · Management $11,842 · Fundraising $1,067$49,431

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,475,546 · Management $170,427 · Fundraising $240,094$2,886,067

Part X · Balance sheet $5,780,421 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $406,812$657,620

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $826,639$901,050

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$78,166

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,041$10,299

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $104,452$157,144

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,833$31,470

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,344,435$3,939,249

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $327,580$1,310

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,470$4,113

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,144,262$5,780,421

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,768$50,910

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,470$4,103

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,238$55,013

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,070,024$5,722,691

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,000$2,717

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,087,024$5,725,408

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,144,262$5,780,421

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,725,408 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$5,526,376

XI-2 Total expenses$2,886,067

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,640,309

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,087,024

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,893

XI-7 Investment expenses−$32

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,725,408

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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