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Serving Hope

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Huntsville, ALUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-2023948Revenue $1.0M in FY2020Latest return filed Nov 12, 2021

On file with the IRSservinghopeinc.orgHuntsville, AL

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Serving Hope, INC.'s mission IT to instill Hope and teach a new work skill set for lasting employment in the food and hospitality industry to individuals.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.7 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$692K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$403K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2024

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $627K Management & general 9% · $65K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cynthia Hart
Director of Operations
$73,731Pt VII · Sec A
Robin Gilbert
Executive Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Timothy Allsopp
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Burch
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Vonk
Serving Hope Chef
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches food and hospitality skills to instill hope and secure lasting employment.

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1 program · $627K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Serving hope, INC.'S focus is on restoring each student independently and in so doing bringing about community restoration through that individual's success. Seeks to teach the underserved citizens of huntsville and greater madison county life and job skills through hands-on instructions in a functioning cafe.

$627Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Community Foundation of Greater HuntsvilleFY2020$14K
Inspire Brands Foundation INCFY2020$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Money outPt IX
$692K
Ln 25
Programscol B$627K
Managementcol C$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$403K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$40K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$40K
Accounts receivableLn 4$342K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$174K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
Net assetsLn 32$403K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$17K−$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$215K$174K
Total assetsLn 16$352K$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$287K$83K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$403K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$401K$371K$30K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$31K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$0$15K$0
OccupancyLn 16$103K$103K$0$0
TravelLn 17$13K$0$13K$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$692K$627K$65K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $1.0M$692K$338K$403K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,029,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,122$26,708
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $504,567$1,002,742
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $507,689$1,029,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $271,633$434,881
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,596$256,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,229$691,779
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,540$337,671
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,029,450 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,708
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,708
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,002,742$1,002,742
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,002,742$1,029,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $691,779 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $371,462 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$401,462
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,030 · Management $2,389 · Fundraising $0$33,419
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,017 · Fundraising $0$4,017
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,968 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,968
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $15,424 · Fundraising $0$15,424
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,467 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$103,467
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $13,267 · Fundraising $0$13,267
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,919 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,919
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,591 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,591
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,334 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,334
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,954 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,954
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,957 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $626,682 · Management $65,097 · Fundraising $0$691,779
Part X · Balance sheet $485,504 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,766−$39,832
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $111,638$341,563
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,444$6,444
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $214,576$174,485
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,750$2,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $352,174$485,504
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $239,477$46,953
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $47,495$35,678
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $286,972$82,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,202$402,873
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,202$402,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $352,174$485,504
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $402,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,029,450
XI-2 Total expenses$691,779
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$337,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$402,873

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

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