Gti Hope

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San Dimas, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 55-0865401

Provide Support to National-led NGOs in South Asia, including self-empowerment training and holistic literacy courses that provide family, community, social, and economic uplift as well as spiritual development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$555K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$555K
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$555K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $103K Fundraising 16% · $281K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$127,000Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus
$43,440Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Byron Hack’s $127K as President is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Byron Hack$127,000$127,000$110,636$114,300——
Byron Hack————$116,946$60,000
Rev William D Teate JR————$72,400$72,401
William Teate$43,440$43,440$45,668$43,440——

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

Empowering South Asian NGOs with training for community, economic, and spiritual uplift.

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1 program service account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided financial and consulting support to national-led NGOs who share the message of Peace by training and equipping indigenous leaders. Core ministries includes self-employment and holistic literacy courses that provide family, community, social and economic uplift as well as providing spiritual development

$1.4Mprogram expense

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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 3 funders$40K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$281K
Owns and owesPt X
$555K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$565K
Total assetsLn 16$565K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$403K
SavingsLn 2$162K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$565K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$565K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$555K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$565K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$433$0
Total assetsLn 16$488K$565K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$481K$555K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.3M$1.3M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$37K$24K$110K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$0$37K$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$3K$4K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$0$0$43K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$2K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$77K$77K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$433$433
InsuranceLn 23$605$605
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$0$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$103K$281K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$74K$555K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.7M−$19K$481K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$7K$500K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$73K$507K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M−$46K$435K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.0M$242K$480K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $1,810,413 across 14 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$1,804,955
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,804,955
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,458
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated 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 $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,810,413
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,736,573 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,311,923$1,311,923
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,555 · Management $24,295 · Fundraising $109,590$170,440
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $36,630 · Fundraising $36,630$73,260
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,526 · Management $4,210 · Fundraising $10,103$16,839
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,684$27,684
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $43,280$43,280
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,033 · Management $6,437 · Fundraising $3,138$11,608
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,041 · Fundraising $1,042$2,083
IX-17 TravelFundraising $76,840$76,840
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $433$433
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $605$605
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,578 · Fundraising $0$1,578
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,353,037 · Management $102,913 · Fundraising $280,623$1,736,573
Part X · Balance sheet $564,557 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $361,430$402,738
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $126,413$161,819
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $433$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,276$564,557
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,823$9,264
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,823$9,264
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,904$192,539
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $311,549$362,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $481,453$555,293
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,276$564,557
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $555,293 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,810,413
XI-2 Total expenses$1,736,573
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$481,453
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$555,293

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