Radical Hope is committed to improving the lives and futures of young adults by strengthening connections and building resilience. We identify, develop, fund and scale evidence-based programs that increase resilience in young people. These programs all advance our mission pillars: connectivity, engagement, empowerment, emotional regulation and sustainability.over the last five years, we have partnered with over 85 colleges, universities and community organizations to deliver our signature initiative, Radical health. The program teaches timeless and essential life skills around communication, decision making, stress management, priority setting and emotional intelligence.through corporate, individual and foundation grants, we are able to fully fund delivery of our program for every partner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$362K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$362K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.4M

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

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

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.7M Management & general 13% · $254K Fundraising 4% · $75K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $362K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Director
$362,500Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder/Treasurer/Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder/Pres./Clerk/Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Honorary Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Feld’s $402K as President, CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Feld$402,000$472,923$395,000$390,000$358,654$362,500
Kelly Seaver$177,115$157,924$130,000$134,423——
Maura Ambrose—$143,509————
Jackie Orsher————$139,231—
Georgia Suter$139,154$131,545————
Lauren Shadid$121,346—————
Mackenzie Kelly$117,346—————
Samuel Hunter$111,654$101,501————

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens connections and builds resilience to improve young adults' lives and futures.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Radical Health

In partnership with nyu, radical hope developed radical health, a four-week college program to teach students fundamental skills to build resilience, and support their own mental, physical and emotional health so they are equipped to cope before they reach a crisis point. Radical hope will scale the program to schools nationwide in 2021.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Peacelove

Following a comprehensive evaluation of peacelove in 2019, radical hope continued to provide program support in q1 and q2 of 2020. Due to the pandemic, we provided an additional $25,000 for peacelove virtual experiences video production to create digital content for existing and new audiences.

$195Kprogram expense
03

Standards of Excellence

To refine our own approach to identifying high-quality programs, and to assist other stakeholders in the field, radical hope developed the standards of excellence (the "standards"). With the support of leading scientists across the field, we created a structured approach to program evaluation, using evidence-based metrics.

$194Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 30 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$95,095
Foundation for Teamwork Co Aaron Taylor FounderFY2025$50,000
Wesleyan UniversityCT · FY2025$10,000
Pace UniversityNY · FY2025$8,000
New York UniversityNY · FY2024$120,000
Prairie View A&m UniversityFY2024$19,500
Trustees of Hamilton CollegeNY · FY2024$14,750
Emmanuel University INCGA · FY2024$12,000
Wesleyan UniversityCT · FY2024$10,000
Core Tribute Foundation INCPA · FY2024$6,000
Wesleyan UniversityCT · FY2023$20,000
Northeastern UniversityMA · FY2023$11,550
Emmanuel University INCGA · FY2023$10,000
Bring Change 2 MindCA · FY2022$75,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$734
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$254K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$734
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$325K$325K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$362K$285K$58K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$192K$52K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$670$181
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$28K$8K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$437K$400K$2K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$25K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$13K$10K$3K$832
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$408K$408K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.7M$254K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$2.7M$1.2M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$2.9M$966K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$2.6M−$1.4M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$2.1M−$585K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.8M−$551K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.6M$2.0M$555K$4.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,561,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,097,732$2,561,072
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $541$734
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,098,273$2,561,806
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500,000$325,250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $560,902$661,839
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $368,978$1,019,905
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,429,880$2,006,994
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,668,393$554,812
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,561,806 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,676
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,536,396
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,561,072
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $734$734
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $734$2,561,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,006,994 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $325,250$325,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $284,608 · Management $58,006 · Fundraising $19,885$362,499
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $191,867 · Management $52,408 · Fundraising $14,178$258,453
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,454 · Management $670 · Fundraising $181$3,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,899 · Management $7,621 · Fundraising $2,062$37,582
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $51,472$51,472
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,804$42,804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $399,897 · Management $1,917 · Fundraising $35,000$436,814
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $21,634$21,634
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,208 · Management $5,760 · Fundraising $1,280$10,248
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,263 · Management $7,465 · Fundraising $1,875$34,603
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,552 · Management $2,876 · Fundraising $832$13,260
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,008$1,008
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $408,062$408,062
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,678,060 · Management $253,641 · Fundraising $75,293$2,006,994
Part X · Balance sheet $3,990,807 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,062,999$2,236,334
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,395,239$1,711,278
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$2,395
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$40,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,458,238$3,990,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,291$17,048
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,291$17,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,418,947$3,973,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,418,947$3,973,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,458,238$3,990,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,973,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,561,806
XI-2 Total expenses$2,006,994
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$554,812
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,418,947
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,973,759

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