Transcending Hope EIN 80-0455845 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Transcending Hope FY2018 filing

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Offers clean, sober homes guided by Christian principles for people seeking recovery from addiction. For fiscal year 2018 it reported $455K in revenue, $471K in expenses, and $38K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Hillsboro, OR
Website
www.transcending-hope.com
Filings
8 on file (2018–2018)
Revenue
$455KFY2018
Expenses
$471K
Net assets
$38K
People
11
Filings
8
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0455845 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hillsboro, OR Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers clean, sober homes guided by Christian principles for people seeking recovery from addiction.
Leadership
John Liebertz · Executive Dir. · $38K
Money in and out
$455K revenue, $471K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2018
Total revenue
$455K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$471K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$38K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$16K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2018 · Form 990
Revenue
$455K
FY2018
Expenses
$471K
FY2018
Total assets
$45K
FY2018
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2018
Total revenue
$455K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$471K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$38K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$45K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTranscending Hope
EINHdr · item D80-0455845
Principal addressHdr · item CHillsboro, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.transcending-hope.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$38,220Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$25,375Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dir.
$15,740Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$7,688Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$1,380Pt VII · Sec A
Operation Dir.
$1,225Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deena Feldes’s $125K as Executive Dir. is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1687 $1–10M mental health 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Deena Feldes$124,909$82,934
Deena Castrejon$74,479$45,762$43,292
Jeff Feldes$44,617$10,100$9,342
John Liebertz
Lindy Rocha$26,173
Candace Liebertz
Anthony Hernandez$12,825
Bill Davis

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $407K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2018.
01

Providing and maintaining affordable housing for recovering alcoholics and addicts.

$407Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$406K · 89%
Contributions & grants$47K · 10%
Program service revenue89%$406K
Contributions & grants10%$47K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$256
Total revenueLn 12$455K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$407K
Management & general14%$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$38K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2018 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12K · Operating expenses/yr $471K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $407K · Total expenses $471K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $65K · Total expenses $471K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $471K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $47K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $47K · Total revenue $455K
10%
Government reliance
Government grants $256 · Total revenue $455K
0.06%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $406K · Total revenue $455K
89%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-773 · Total revenue $455K
-0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $406K · Total expenses $471K
86%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $455K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $38K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $455K · Expenses $471K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $45K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $38K · Total assets $45K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $45K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Liebertz · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $38K · Total expenses $471K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $116K · Total expenses $471K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.05%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$502K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$537K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2018$455K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2018IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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