Elevate Hope House EIN 81-5282491

Elevate Hope House

EIN  81-5282491 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ramsey, MN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers safe housing and support for young single mothers and children in crisis.
Leadership
Melinda M McDermott · President Fo · $10K
Money in and out
$424K revenue, $152K expenses
Bottom line
44% program efficiency

Offers safe housing and support for young single mothers and children in crisis. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $424K in revenue, $152K in expenses, and $389K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$152K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$389K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $272K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.44 Management & general $0.50 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
44%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
24.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +99% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+64%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +222% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$424K
FY2025▲ +640%
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$152K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$389K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$272K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$389K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B44%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $67K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Elevate hope house had a good year by providing a safe home and support system for five single moms and their children in crisis to renew, restore, and regain self-worth. With plans of expansion, a second home was built by spring lake park hight school in the summer of 2024, and it will be placed on a plot of donated land in hame lake in…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElevate Hope House
EINHdr · item D81-5282491
Principal addressHdr · item CRamsey, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elevatehopehouse.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Engmt Dir &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Engmt Dir &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Engag
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Engmt Dir/Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Engag
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda M McDermott’s $10K as President Fo is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Melinda M McDermott$10,000$30,000$7,200
Jay Carlson$5,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$412K · 97%
Other revenue$11K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$412K
Other revenue3%$11K
Investment income$832
Total revenueLn 12$424K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.44 Management & general $0.50 Fundraising $0.06
Program services44%$67K
Management & general50%$75K
Fundraising6%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$152K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$641
Total net assetsLn 32$389K
Months of cash on handcomputed22.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $290K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $152K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $142K
24.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $67K · Total expenses $152K
44%
Management & General
Management & general $75K · Total expenses $152K
50%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $152K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $10K · Solicited contributions $412K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $412K · Total revenue $424K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $424K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $424K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $832 · Total revenue $424K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $152K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $424K · Prior year $57K
+640%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $389K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $424K · Expenses $152K
+64%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $389K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $389K · Total assets $389K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $389K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melinda M McDermott · Reported title PRESIDENT FO · Highest reported compensation $10K · Total expenses $152K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $55K · Total expenses $152K
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 44%
Overhead ratio 50%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 640%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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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)$424K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$57K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$106K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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