The Hope Foundation FY2020 filing

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Ann Arbor, MI501(c)(3)Since 1992Diseases & DisordersEIN 74-2655302Revenue $7.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSthehopefoundation.org24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive 4300k, 48105-9484 · Ann Arbor, MITax-exempt since Aug 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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As the philanthropic arm of the swog cancer research network, the Hope Foundation strives to provide funding and resources for cancer clinical trials research in various forms of adult cancers. Fellowships, research grants, professional medical education training sessions, technical equipment, and meeting coordination are funded by the Foundation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$452K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$452K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29.1M
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.6M
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$30.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$28.6M
FY2025$25.7M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$23.0M
FY2025$22.7M
Net assets
$30.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30.7M
FY2021$40.2M
FY2022$31.5M
FY2023$39.1M
FY2024$40.9M
FY2025$47.7M

From the FY2020 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 Aug 1993.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $6.3M Management & general 14% · $1.0M Fundraising 1% · $94K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $452K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CEO
$188,325Pt VII · Sec A
Director of PC and Operations
$144,589Pt VII · Sec A
Swog Lead Attorney
$119,092Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Johanna Horn Msw’s $276K as President & CEO is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M diseases & disorders 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Johanna Horn Msw$275,973$267,375$244,339$212,151$194,342—
Johanna Horn—————$188,325
Dana Sparks$177,378$168,470$163,308$154,281$148,214$144,589
Mary Briede$137,663$126,664————
Morgan Cox$134,630$129,526$114,701$105,798$100,446—
Debra Allen$134,618$126,438$108,879———
Jennifer Franks—$129,502$113,241———
Edith Van Putten————$122,557$119,092

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

Raises and contributes funds for cancer treatment and prevention.

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2 programs · $6.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Support of cancer research groups

$6.2Mprogram expense
02

Support all associated costs of the Spring and Fall 2020 group meetings of SWOG. Formerly the Southwest Oncology Group, SWOG is one of five cooperative groups in the NCIs National Clinical Trials Network.

$103Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K
Grants paid · 107 grants · $9.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$318,031
University of Texas MD AndersonFY2025$152,101
University of ArizonaFY2025$75,000
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2025$62,500
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2025$62,500
Jackson LaboratoryME · FY2025$50,000
Mayo Clinic ArizonaMN · FY2025$49,998
Rhode Island HospitalRI · FY2025$32,819
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$7.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$30.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$59.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$15
Gains on assetsLn 7$212K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K
Total assetsLn 16$59.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.1M
Net assetsLn 32$30.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.7M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$47.7M$53.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$58.2M$59.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.9M$29.1M
Net assetsLn 32$27.3M$30.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$215K$19K$177K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.8M$272K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$275K$248K$23K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$537K$466K$62K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$246K$210K$32K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$130K$130K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$673K$668K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$172K$96K$76K
Information technologyLn 14$86K$56K$30K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$191K$109K$82K
TravelLn 17$119K$114K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$103K$103K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$2K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$6K$39K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M$6.3M$1.0M$94K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.7M$22.7M$2.9M$47.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $28.6M$23.0M$5.6M$40.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.1M$11.4M$3.7M$39.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.9M$11.0M−$1.1M$31.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.9M$7.9M$2.0M$40.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.6M$7.4M$197K$30.7M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,616,320 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,540,229$3,675,507
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,700,633$2,866,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,740,708$1,074,498
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $104,527$15
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,086,097$7,616,320
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,274,762$1,388,680
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,032,279$4,412,235
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,124,825$1,618,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,431,866$7,419,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$345,769$197,304
Part VI · Governance 15 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $7,616,320 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,033,689
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$641,818
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,675,507
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,866,300$2,866,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $862,657$862,657
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $211,841$211,841
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,866,315 · Excluded from tax $1,074,498$7,616,320
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,419,016 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,382,478$1,382,478
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,202$6,202
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,163 · Management $176,533 · Fundraising $19,614$215,310
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,824,724 · Management $271,885 · Fundraising $42,573$3,139,182
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $248,042 · Management $23,285 · Fundraising $3,777$275,104
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $465,855 · Management $61,800 · Fundraising $8,874$536,529
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $210,135 · Management $31,566 · Fundraising $4,409$246,110
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,883$12,883
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,565$24,565
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $129,787$129,787
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $668,353 · Management $4,709$673,062
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $19,147$19,147
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $95,620 · Management $76,367$171,987
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $55,665 · Management $30,192$85,857
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $109,071 · Management $81,723$190,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $113,992 · Management $5,475$119,467
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $103,080$103,080
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,681 · Management $5,833$7,514
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,650$20,650
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,120 · Management $38,651 · Fundraising $14,537$59,308
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,310,181 · Management $1,015,051 · Fundraising $93,784$7,419,016
Part X · Balance sheet $59,783,233 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,115,476$1,267,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,537,402$2,307,183
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,635,120$2,286,981
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $116,025$116,917
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,023$47,171
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $39,935,323$46,791,362
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,795,148$6,966,095
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,167,517$59,783,233
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,112,330$2,058,472
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $527,461$553,639
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,217,098$26,481,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,856,889$29,093,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,395,218$28,945,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,915,410$1,744,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,310,628$30,689,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,167,517$59,783,233
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,689,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,616,320
XI-2 Total expenses$7,419,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$197,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,310,628
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,181,451
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,689,383

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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