Hope Creates EIN 82-1130017 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Helps people in recovery stay sober through art and a supportive community. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $164K in revenue, $149K in expenses, and $133K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Website
hopecreates.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$164KFY2022
Expenses
$149K
Net assets
$133K
People
12
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
Parker Denny · President
Money in and out
$164K revenue, $149K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$164K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$149K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$133K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$164K
FY2022▲ +18%
Expenses
$149K
FY2022
Total assets
$137K
FY2022
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2022
Total revenue
$164K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$149K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$133K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$137K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $106K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Provided 20 "in-person" community creation events, including 8 "make your M.A.R.C. (MUSIC/ART/RECOVERY/CONNECTION)" sessions.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Provided 71 education and outreach events

$21Kprogram expense
03

Planned 2 expressive arts exhibitions of which 1 was held with the annual gala

$20Kprogram 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 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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$192K · 117%
Program service revenue$3K · 2%
Contributions & grants117%$192K
Program service revenue2%$3K
Investment income$6
— government grantsLn 1e$7K
Total revenueLn 12$164K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.19
Program services71%$106K
Management & general10%$15K
Fundraising19%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Total assetsLn 16$137K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$133K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $104K · Operating expenses/yr $149K
8.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $106K · Total expenses $149K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $15K · Total expenses $149K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $149K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $28K · Solicited contributions $185K
$0.15 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $164K
117%
Government reliance
Government grants $7K · Total revenue $164K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $164K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6 · Total revenue $164K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $149K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $164K · Prior year $139K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $133K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $164K · Expenses $149K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $137K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $133K · Total assets $137K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $137K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Parker Denny · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $149K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $55K · Total expenses $149K
37%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 18%

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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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