Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies Hope

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HOPE's mission is to construct a safe island environment that provides support and advocacy for victims and survivors of interpersonal violence through collaboration and prevention efforts with others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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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 $318K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $119
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$702K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jun 2008.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $869K Management & general 34% · $450K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $104K 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
Executive Director
$103,697Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffany Mills’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 34th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tiffany Mills$103,697$103,697$102,000$90,836$77,645$75,649
Kristi Kuhnert—$30,606————

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

Builds safe environments and offers support and advocacy for interpersonal violence victims.

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2 programs · $869K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

HOPE was able to provide advocacy and support, including financial and legal assistance, to over 75 individuals this past year.

$702Kprogram expense
02

HOPE was also able to help families obtain temporary housing, along with voluntary case management services, legal advocacy, food, transportation, employment, and freedom from their abusers.

$167Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$119

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.5M federal money spent
Denali Commission ProgramRegional commissions · ALN 90.100 · Direct$490K
Rural Healthcare Services ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.912 · Direct$317K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Direct$225K
Legal Assistance for VictimsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.524 · Direct$124K
Voca Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.841 · Direct$121K

Plus 7 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 6 findings: a weakness in money controls.

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
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$29
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$869K
Managementcol C$450K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$29
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$231K$231K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$114K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$14K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$159K$15K$144K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$15K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$45K$24K
TravelLn 17$72K$56K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$2K$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$76K
InsuranceLn 23$66K$57K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$214K$147K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$37K$9K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$869K$450K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $1.8M$1.3M$520K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $1.4M$1.2M$197K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2024 $1.9M$1.1M$823K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$702K$332K$459K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2022 $429K$369K$60K$127K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2021 $312K$337K−$25K$67K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,839,530 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,351,134$1,832,990
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28$29
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,369$6,511
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,369,531$1,839,530
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $163,810$230,790
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $218,993$274,542
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $789,572$814,121
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,172,375$1,319,453
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $197,156$520,077
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,839,530 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$76 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,831,335
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,655
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,832,990
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $29$29
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,587$6,587
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29 · Unrelated business −$76 · Excluded from tax $6,587$1,839,530
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,319,453 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $230,790$230,790
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,849 · Management $51,848$103,697
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,324 · Management $35,292$149,616
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,926 · Management $7,303$21,229
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $14,836 · Management $144,468$159,304
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,245$7,245
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28,778$28,778
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,852$6,852
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,930 · Management $13,952$28,882
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,383 · Management $23,719$69,102
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,713 · Management $16,005$71,718
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,136 · Management $46,893$49,029
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76,361$76,361
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,530 · Management $9,961$66,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,440 · Management $66,348$213,788
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,979 · Management $27,592$36,571
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $869,220 · Management $450,233 · Fundraising $0$1,319,453
Part X · Balance sheet $2,017,971 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,558$222,870
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,601$29,518
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,022$10,106
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,842$4,842
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,332,510$1,750,635
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,490,832$2,017,971
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,173$18,235
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,173$18,235
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,479,659$1,999,736
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,490,832$2,017,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,999,736 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,839,530
XI-2 Total expenses$1,319,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$520,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,479,659
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,999,736

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

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