The program provides housing and educational assistance for abandoned, abused, and neglected youths in a family environment that allows them to mature and succeed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $90K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$302K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$973K
Spent
$910K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$973K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$973K
FY2022$970K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$910K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$910K
FY2022$855K
FY2023$857K
FY2024$811K
FY2025$954K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 1979.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $724K Management & general 8% · $73K Fundraising 12% · $113K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$92,801Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Arlene Hackbarth$100,555$100,075$102,991$94,107$92,801
Paige Coressel$31,825————

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

Offers housing and education to help abandoned, abused, and neglected youths thrive.

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1 program · $724K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore (BHGH) nurtures and guides motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others. BHGH provides low-income students access to the resources and support necessary to complete high school, secure college scholarships, and earn a degree.

$724Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$90K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$973K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$910K
Ln 25
Programscol B$724K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$267K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$76
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$973K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$362K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 610
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$335K$302K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$62K$10K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$313K$252K$15K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$42K$4K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$22K$2K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$1K$11K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$301
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$28K$17K$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$52K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$29K$4K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$218K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$910K$724K$73K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$954K$87K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $812K$811K$2K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $764K$857K−$93K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $970K$855K$115K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $973K$910K$63K$1.6M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $973,120 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $649,729$809,445
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,780$161,599
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $96$76
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,235$2,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $810,840$973,120
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $425,426$506,665
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $399,674$403,308
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $825,100$909,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,260$63,147
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 $973,120 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$266,775
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$83,742
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$458,928
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$809,445
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $161,599 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$161,599
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $76 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$76
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,675 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$973,120
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $909,973 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,581 · Management $10,264 · Fundraising $30,790$102,635
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $251,960 · Management $15,354 · Fundraising $46,064$313,378
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,915 · Management $4,191 · Fundraising $13,772$59,878
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,541 · Management $2,155 · Fundraising $7,078$30,774
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,600$11,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,004$3,004
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,208 · Management $10,951 · Fundraising $1,611$13,770
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,977$14,977
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,236 · Management $301$3,537
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,882$8,882
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $17,020 · Management $5,673 · Fundraising $5,673$28,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,103 · Management $7,919$60,022
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,663 · Management $4,095 · Fundraising $8,189$40,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $218,203 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$218,203
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $724,293 · Management $72,503 · Fundraising $113,177$909,973
Part X · Balance sheet $1,864,172 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $297,643$361,897
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,645$3,235
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,534,832$1,499,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,834,120$1,864,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,899$66,045
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $261,089$235,825
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $334,965$301,870
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,416,606$1,514,969
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,549$47,333
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,499,155$1,562,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,834,120$1,864,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,562,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$973,120
XI-2 Total expenses$909,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,147
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,499,155
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$1,562,302

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