Think Hope: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 86-3104856)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$120K
FY2022	$199K
FY2023	$148K
FY2024	$580K
FY2025	$208K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	$104K
FY2023	$113K
FY2024	$325K
FY2025	$267K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$49K
FY2022	$145K
FY2023	$180K
FY2024	$434K
FY2025	$376K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2021.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $317K Management & general 2% · $8K Fundraising 0% · $349

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Brian Middleton

Board Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Middleton

Board Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Schmerbeck

Board Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Unleash hope through educational and outreach ministries, helping individuals one person at a time.

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1 program · $317K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Programs are dedicated to helping, one person at a time, unleash the power of hope through educational and outreach ministries.

$317Kprogram 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

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$50K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$13K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$63K

Grants paid · 13 grants · $583K · 2022–2025

Regina Academy at St John the BaptistPA · FY2025$76,501

Legacy of Life FoundationPA · FY2025$25,000

Villa Joseph Marie High SchoolPA · FY2025$20,850

Building a Bridge to UgandaPA · FY2025$20,261

Concerts for HopeKY · FY2025$10,000

Building a Bridge to UgandaPA · FY2024$132,500

Regina Academy at St John the BaptistPA · FY2024$119,550

Villa Joseph Marie High SchoolPA · FY2024$24,275

Regina Academy at St John the BaptistPA · FY2023$30,000

Building a Bridge to UgandaPA · FY2023$25,000

Villa Joseph Marie High SchoolPA · FY2023$22,575

Regina Academy at St John the BaptistPA · FY2022$67,500

Villa Joseph Marie High SchoolPA · FY2022$9,125

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$580K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Money outPt IX

$325K

Ln 25

Programscol B$317K

Managementcol C$8K

Fundraisingcol D$349

Owns and owesPt X

$434K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K

Total assetsLn 16$434K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Total revenueLn 12$580K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$971

SavingsLn 2$433K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$434K

Total assetsLn 16$434K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$434K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 610

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$180K	$434K
Total assetsLn 16	$180K	$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$180K	$434K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$303K	$303K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$564	$522	$42
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$3K	$1K	$349
Information technologyLn 14	$1K		$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$9K	$8K	$353
Total functional expensesLn 25	$325K	$317K	$8K	$349

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$208K	$267K	−$58K	$376K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$580K	$325K	$255K	$434K	990 PDF
FY2023	$148K	$113K	$35K	$180K	990 PDF
FY2022	$199K	$104K	$95K	$145K	990 PDF
FY2021	$120K			$49K	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 $579,582 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $147,783$569,218

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $392$10,364

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $148,175$579,582

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $95,231$305,374

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,956$19,645

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $113,187$325,019

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,988$254,563

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $579,582 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$61,122

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$508,096

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,218

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,364$10,364

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,364$579,582

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,019 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $302,874$302,874

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,691$3,691

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $522 · Management $42$564

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,597 · Management $1,185 · Fundraising $349$4,131

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,242$1,242

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,277$1,277

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,387 · Management $353$8,740

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,880 · Management $7,790 · Fundraising $349$325,019

Part X · Balance sheet $434,092 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,261$971

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $176,268$433,121

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $179,529$434,092

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,529$434,092

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,529$434,092

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $179,529$434,092

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,092 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$579,582

XI-2 Total expenses$325,019

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$254,563

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,529

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,092

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Think Hope FY2024 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Think Hope

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV