Benjamin's Hope FY2024 filing

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Holland, MI501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 74-3153382Revenue $9.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbenjaminshope.net15468 Riley St, 49424-6120 · Holland, MITax-exempt since Dec 2007Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization's mission is to provide a loving environment where people with autism and other disabilities and the community can gather to find christ-centered fellowship, treatment, housing, and meaningful work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$152K 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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FY2024 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$152K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$926K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.1M
×29 vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$23.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.1M
FY2024▲ ×29
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$317K
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$5.8M
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$93K
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.9M
Net assets
$23.6M
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.6M
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$16.5M
FY2023$317K
FY2024$23.6M
FY2025$25.0M

From the FY2024 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 Dec 2007.

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% · $4.9M Management & general 12% · $702K Fundraising 3% · $171K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Directo
$151,869Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krista Mason’s $153K as Exec Directo is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Krista Mason$153,248$151,869$126,769$132,422$121,969$107,659
Thomas Elenbaas$145,758—————
Jessica Ronne——$48,000———

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 Christ-centered fellowship, treatment, housing, and work for people with disabilities.

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1 program · $4.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Development of programs & support for families impacted by autism. Currently the organization has 32 residents living at the organization's facilities.

$4.9Mprogram 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 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$579K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.9M
Managementcol C$702K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$23.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$926K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$810K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$579K
Gains on assetsLn 7$378K
Total revenueLn 12$9.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$926K
Net assetsLn 32$23.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5207
VolunteersI 6476
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.2M$10.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$20.2M$24.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585K$926K
Net assetsLn 32$19.6M$23.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$77K$39K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$3.5M$437K$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$67K$57K$8K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$291K$205K$68K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$307K$271K$31K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$12K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$179K$168K$11K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$280K$258K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$106K$6K$504
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$149K$23K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$120K$106K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$4.9M$702K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.1M$6.9M$230K$25.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $9.1M$5.8M$3.3M$23.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $317K$93K$224K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$4.7M$2.1M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$4.0M$1.4M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.1M$3.5M$1.6M$13.6M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,101,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,193,630$3,833,708
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,355,689$4,698,514
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $426,060$578,976
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,286−$10,032
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,976,665$9,101,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,296,800$4,843,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $955,277$969,551
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,252,077$5,813,051
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,724,588$3,288,115
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,101,166 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,906
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,790,802
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$810,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,833,708
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,698,514$4,698,514
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $200,856$200,856
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $378,120$378,120
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$10,032−$10,032
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,076,634 · Excluded from tax $190,824$9,101,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,813,051 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,338 · Management $38,669 · Fundraising $38,669$154,676
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,523,473 · Management $437,251 · Fundraising $62,862$4,023,586
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $57,219 · Management $7,523 · Fundraising $1,897$66,639
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $204,925 · Management $67,573 · Fundraising $18,897$291,395
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $270,667 · Management $30,726 · Fundraising $5,811$307,204
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,870$9,870
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,400$7,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,533 · Management $25,104$36,637
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,677 · Management $1,676 · Fundraising $1,676$5,029
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $167,714 · Management $11,314$179,028
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,552$6,552
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $257,741 · Management $22,095$279,836
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $106,089 · Management $6,092 · Fundraising $504$112,685
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $149,137 · Management $23,066 · Fundraising $40,599$212,802
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $106,341 · Management $13,371$119,712
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,940,406 · Management $701,730 · Fundraising $170,915$5,813,051
Part X · Balance sheet $24,487,639 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,173,793$1,453,999
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,646$2,683
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $581,347$310,153
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $361,119$399,303
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $87,851$95,249
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,636,701$9,504,295
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,190,830$10,900,343
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $138,460$1,821,614
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,176,747$24,487,639
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,430$410,495
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $245,625$245,625
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $286,474$269,588
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $584,529$925,708
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,552,293$21,243,872
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,039,925$2,318,059
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,592,218$23,561,931
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,176,747$24,487,639
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,561,931 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,101,166
XI-2 Total expenses$5,813,051
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,288,115
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,592,218
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$681,598
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,561,931

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