Hope in a Suitcase: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-5071911)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$503K
FY2021	$484K
FY2022	$555K
FY2023	$699K
FY2024	$1.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$414K
FY2021	$425K
FY2022	$511K
FY2023	$649K
FY2024	$812K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$645K
FY2021	$704K
FY2022	$707K
FY2023	$769K
FY2024	$961K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $505K Management & general 1% · $5K Fundraising 0% · $954

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Marsha Austen

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Horn

Chief Financial Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Kravetz

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Meenaghan

Secretary (until Sep 2022)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Hartgens

Director (start Apr 2022)/Secretary (sep 2022)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Bartman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roquesa Brown Jordan

Director (start Apr 2022)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eufe De La Torre

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Gives children and teens entering foster care essential items and comfort for their transition.

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1 program · $505K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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To provide children and teens entering foster care with clothes, blankets, and other essentials.

$505Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Ho Chen Family FoundationFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2020–2020

Make Good INCCA · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$555K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Money outPt IX

$511K

Ln 25

Programscol B$505K

Managementcol C$5K

Fundraisingcol D$954

Owns and owesPt X

$707K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K

Total assetsLn 16$745K

LiabilitiesLn 26$38K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$173K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$68

Total revenueLn 12$555K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$112K

SavingsLn 2$103K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K

Accounts receivableLn 4$20K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$116K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$23K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$370K

Total assetsLn 16$745K

LiabilitiesLn 26$38K

Net assetsLn 32$707K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$172K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$216K	$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$387K	$370K
Total assetsLn 16	$713K	$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9K	$38K
Net assetsLn 32	$704K	$707K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$164K	$164K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$62K	$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$4K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$6K	$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$722	$0	$0	$722
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$6K	$3K	$232
OccupancyLn 16	$57K	$57K	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$7K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$200K	$200K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$511K	$505K	$5K	$954

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 4, 2025	$1.0M	$812K	$195K	$961K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024	$699K	$649K	$50K	$769K	990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2023	$555K	$511K	$43K	$707K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2022	$484K	$425K	$59K	$704K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2021	$503K	$414K	$89K	$645K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $554,812 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $464,919$524,296

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,975$20,700

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,013$9,816

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $483,907$554,812

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $136,977$163,932

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,172$71,104

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,361$276,289

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $424,510$511,325

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,397$43,487

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $554,812 across 13 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$524,296

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$172,665

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$524,296

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20,700

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,884$9,884

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$68−$68

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,816$554,812

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $511,325 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $163,932$163,932

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,787$61,787

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,671$3,671

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,646$5,646

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $722$722

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,999 · Management $3,001 · Fundraising $232$9,232

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,249 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,249

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,563 · Management $2,425$8,988

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $200,098 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200,098

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,945 · Management $5,426 · Fundraising $954$511,325

Part X · Balance sheet $745,090 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,615$112,414

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,068$103,093

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,750$20,400

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $78,405$116,090

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,000$23,000

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $386,542$370,093

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $713,380$745,090

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,898$38,324

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,898$38,324

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $674,488$706,766

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,994$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,482$706,766

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $713,380$745,090

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $706,766 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$554,812

XI-2 Total expenses$511,325

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,487

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,482

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$41,203

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$706,766

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

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Hope in a Suitcase FY2022 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Hope in a Suitcase

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV