We R Hope EIN 82-5021543 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Provides affordable, accessible support to normalize mental health struggles and offer hope through education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $873K in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $-468K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Chester, VT
Website
werhope.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$873KFY2025
Expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$-468K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-5021543 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chester, VT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides affordable, accessible support to normalize mental health struggles and offer hope through education.
Leadership
Sean Perry · President · $318K
Money in and out
$873K revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$873K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-468K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$415K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -40% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-47%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -311% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$873K
FY2025▼ -13%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total assets
$87K
FY2025▼ -79%
Total liabilities
$555K
FY2025▲ +17%
Total revenue
$873K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-468K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$415K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$87K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $973K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

School-Based Anxiety & Mental Health Coaching Services

We r H.O.P.E. Provides contract-based services, including direct insurance billing, to provide mental health and anxiety coaches to help each school meet the mental health needs of each of their students. We r H.O.P.E.

$943Kprogram expense
02

Upper Valley Youth Wellness Retreat

We r H.O.P.E. Offers the first-ever youth wellness retreat that is exclusively focused on youth mental health to help individuals become comfortable with being vulnerable talking about anxiety and their mental health, and learning health coping mechanisms to support themselves and their peers with their mental health.

$29Kprogram expense
03

Training & Education Services

We r H.O.P.E. Coaches are certified in numerous mental health and wellness practices that can be helpful in a variety of different settings. Training services are offered for youth, parents, and school and academic faculty.

$890program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWe R Hope
EINHdr · item D82-5021543
Principal addressHdr · item CChester, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwerhope.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$317,642Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$125,274Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$36,723Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Perry’s $318K as President is at the 100th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Sean Perry$317,642$327,978$325,853
Sean Perry$174,692$114,399
James Reinstein$125,274$137,200$132,891
James Reinstein$93,585$88,655
Jaime Perry$36,723

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
Program service revenue$808K · 93%
Investment income$44K · 5%
Contributions & grants$20K · 2%
Program service revenue93%$808K
Investment income5%$44K
Contributions & grants2%$20K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$873K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.08
Program services76%$973K
Management & general17%$217K
Fundraising8%$98K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Total assetsLn 16$87K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$555K
Total net assetsLn 32$-468K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $64K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
0.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $973K · Total expenses $1.3M
76%
Management & General
Management & general $217K · Total expenses $1.3M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $98K · Total expenses $1.3M
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $71K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $24K
$2.96 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20K · Total revenue $873K
2%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $873K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $808K · Total revenue $873K
93%
Investment reliance
Investment income $44K · Total revenue $873K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $808K · Total expenses $1.3M
63%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $873K · Prior year $1.0M
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $438K · FY2024 $873K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-468K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $873K · Expenses $1.3M
-47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $87K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-468K · Total assets $87K
-537%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $87K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sean Perry · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $318K · Total expenses $1.3M
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $992K · Total expenses $1.3M
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 485%
Revenue growth -13%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$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)$873K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$487K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$438K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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