Hope Creates EIN 82-1130017

Hope Creates

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Helps people in recovery stay sober through art and a supportive community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $456K in revenue, $443K in expenses, and $168K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Website
hopecreates.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$456KFY2025
Expenses
$443K
Net assets
$168K
People
17
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-1130017 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people in recovery stay sober through art and a supportive community.
Leadership
Katherine Thomas-Dietz · Executive Director Through 5/12/25 · $73K
Money in and out
$456K revenue, $443K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$456K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$443K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$168K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $13K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -34% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$456K
FY2025▲ +32%
Expenses
$443K
FY2025▲ +34%
Total assets
$213K
FY2025▲ +30%
Total liabilities
$45K
FY2025▲ +391%
Total revenue
$456K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$443K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$168K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$13K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$213K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $305K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Make Your M.a.r.c. (music. Art. Recovery. Connection.) (mym)

Make Your M.A.R.C. is a nine-session program for a cohort of 10-15 youth and adults in recovery from or deemed at risk for Substance Use Disorder. Participants meet for 3-4 hours each session, engaging in a multi-disciplinary healing arts experience in painting, drawing, music, percussion, and storytelling, and deliver an exhibition and…

$219Kprogram expense
02

Community Creation Events (cce)

CCEs are collaborative gatherings, open to all youth/young adults in recovery (from one day sober and beyond) and their families. This provides an easy, entry-level activity for all involved. Events are provided at no cost to those in recovery.

$73Kprogram expense
03

Expressive Arts Exhibitions (eae)

EAEs are open to the general public to attend. Artists in recovery share their artistic work, created on their own or in CCEs. All artists in recovery may show their work. However, exhibitors must have over one year sobriety to sign their artwork with their first name and last initial.

$12Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHope Creates
EINHdr · item D82-1130017
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jhopecreates.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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
Executive Director Through 5/12/25
$72,839Pt VII · Sec A
President as of 1/21/25 & Treasurer Until 1/21/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Through 12/27/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member as of 12/17/24 & VP as of 2/18/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President from 5/21/24 to 2/17/25 Member Until 8/17/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member as of 12/17/24 & Treasurer as of 1/21/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary as of 5/21/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Thomas-Dietz’s $73K as Executive Director Through 5/12/25 is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Katherine Thomas-Dietz$72,839$60,005$51,250
Katherine Anne Thomas-Dietz$45,000$30,000
Robert Bullivant$1,050
Carolyn Bryant$270$430

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$465K · 102%
Program service revenue$5K · 1%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants102%$465K
Program service revenue1%$5K
Investment income1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$133K
Total revenueLn 12$456K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.09
Program services76%$337K
Management & general15%$66K
Fundraising9%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$119K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$45K
Total net assetsLn 32$168K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $119K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $443K · Less non-cash grants $21K · Cash operating expenses/yr $421K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $337K · Total expenses $443K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $66K · Total expenses $443K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $443K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $37K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $263K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $465K · Total revenue $456K
102%
Government reliance
Government grants $133K · Total revenue $456K
29%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $456K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $456K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $443K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $456K · Prior year $346K
+32%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $96K · FY2024 $456K
+37%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $168K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $456K · Expenses $443K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $213K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $168K · Total assets $213K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $213K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Katherine Thomas-Dietz · Reported title Executive Director through 5/12/25 · Highest reported compensation $73K · Total expenses $443K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $246K · Total expenses $443K
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 32%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.03%
Accounting fee ratio 6%
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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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)$456K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$346K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$199K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$164K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$139K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$96K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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