Blanket Fort Hope

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Columbiana, AL501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 47-2859137Revenue $901K in FY2025

On file with the IRSblanketforhope.org24809 Highway 25, 35051-3512 · Columbiana, ALTax-exempt since May 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our proposed restoration home will provide housing, therapy, and access to the gospel for children who need our savior's message of Hope. This is our Hope for Blanket Fort Hope and the core reason we need to partner with people like you who have a heart for this.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 10 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $455K a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$990K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$901K
-62% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$901K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$524K
FY2022$476K
FY2023$834K
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$901K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +90%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$239K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$586K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$556K
FY2022$792K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $767K Management & general 20% · $223K Fundraising 11% · $125K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memb,s
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexa Likis-James’s $135K as CEO is at the 96th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexa Likis-James$134,551$106,000$85,000$63,000$60,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides faith-based housing, therapy, and education to trafficked children, offering them freedom and the Gospel.

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3 programs · $767K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Foster Care Initiative Training and Prevention, and Advocacy

Provided human trafficking prevention education to children, law enforcement, court personnel, health care providers, teachers, and the general public involving over 18,000 people. Blanket fort hope still offers foster care human trafficking training thar offers ceus along with social worker prevention education through our foster care…

$767Kprogram expense
02

CPA (child Placement Agency)recruiting and Training

Cpa license received. Executive director and 2 social workers hired. Actively recruiting foster families for homes off the property. We have reached out to over 500 people.

Pt IX · col B
03

Restoration Home Located on Property

Applying for license, hiring and training staff and putting services into place.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$901K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$843K
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$767K
Managementcol C$223K
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$990K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$843K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$901K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$990K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$352K$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$990K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$614K$509K$105K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$74K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$252K$71K$56K$125K
All other expensesLn 24e$164K$102K$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$767K$223K$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $901K$1.1M−$214K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$586K$1.8M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $834K$348K$486K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $476K$239K$237K$792K 990 PDF
FY2021 $524K$189K$335K$556K 990 PDF
FY2020 $202K$92K$111K$221K 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
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Part I · Summary $900,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,405,285$842,623
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,840$51,389
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$50,090$6,875
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,363,035$900,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $443,491$614,285
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,999$500,215
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $586,490$1,114,500
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,776,545−$213,613
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $900,887 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$842,623
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$842,623
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $51,389$51,389
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,875$6,875
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,264$900,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,114,500 across 5 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $509,285 · Management $105,000$614,285
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $73,686$73,686
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,813$10,813
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,165 · Management $56,074 · Fundraising $124,660$251,899
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101,702 · Management $62,115$163,817
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $766,651 · Management $223,189 · Fundraising $124,660$1,114,500
Part X · Balance sheet $3,831,816 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $720,559$218,492
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $954,613$1,135,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $351,526$2,477,792
X-14 Intangible assets$128
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,067,297$3,831,816
X-25 Other liabilities$990,448
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,314$990,448
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,054,983$2,841,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,054,983$2,841,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,067,297$3,831,816
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,841,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$900,887
XI-2 Total expenses$1,114,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$213,613
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,054,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,841,368

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

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