Sidewalk Hope INC

Tax-deductible

Spartanburg, SC501(c)(3)Since 2017Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-0999755Revenue $423K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsidewalkhope.org298 Moore Rd, 29302-5229 · Spartanburg, SCTax-exempt since Feb 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission is to positively impact the lives of children in the heart of our city and the communities in which they live through the Hope of jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 59 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $305 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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 · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$423K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$449K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$423K
Expenses
$449K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$449K
Net assets
$106K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$106K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

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% · $410K Management & general 9% · $39K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Walters’s $48K as Executive Di is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers city children through faith-based programs and community support.

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1 program · $410K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Sidewalk hope is a mobile children's church making weekly visits year-round to four inner-city housing developments. The communities served are in concentrated areas of poverty with high crime rates. Using a modified box truck with a drop-down stage, sidewalk hope currently serves an average of 350-375 children and teens each week.

$410Kprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$449K
Ln 25
Programscol B$410K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$106K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$106K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$0
Total assetsLn 16$136K$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$132K$106K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$131K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$199$850
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$4K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$181K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$655
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K$410K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $423K$449K−$26K$106K 990 PDF
FY2024 $347K$321K$26K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 $310K$328K−$18K$106K 990 PDF
FY2022 $254K$316K−$62K$123K 990 PDF
FY2021 $352K$296K$56K$185K 990 PDF
FY2020 $266K$241K$25K$129K 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
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Part I · Summary $422,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $255,898$308,589
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,033$1,454
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,512$112,572
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $347,443$422,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $127,665$155,847
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,678$292,804
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,343$448,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,100−$26,036
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $422,615 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$308,589
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,973
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,589
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $454$454
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $110,047$110,047
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,525$2,525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $113,026$422,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $448,651 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $131,073 · Management $13,379$144,452
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,235 · Management $1,160$11,395
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,693$3,693
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $199 · Management $850$1,049
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,231$1,231
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,588 · Management $9,092$12,680
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,951 · Management $2,095$7,046
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,206$30,206
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,245$40,245
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,028 · Management $2,695$9,723
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $180,618 · Management $4,006$184,624
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,652 · Management $655$2,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $409,795 · Management $38,856 · Fundraising $0$448,651
Part X · Balance sheet $110,990 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,774$110,990
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,245$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,019$110,990
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,273$5,280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,273$5,280
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $131,746$105,710
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,746$105,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,019$110,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,615
XI-2 Total expenses$448,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,746
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,710

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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