Greater Hope Foundation for Children INC EIN 90-0111715

Greater Hope Foundation for Children INC

EIN  90-0111715 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Barstow, CA Founded 2003
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Enhances children's and families' lives with culturally sensitive, integrated services.
Leadership
Helena Lopez · Chief Executive Director · $288K
Money in and out
$11.0M revenue, $10.8M expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Enhances children's and families' lives with culturally sensitive, integrated services. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $11.0M in revenue, $10.8M in expenses, and $1.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$11.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $177K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -50% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +21% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$10.8M
FY2024▲ +5%
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +13%
Total revenue
$11.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$177K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $9.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

We service homeless children ages 0-21, who have suffered from neglect, abuse, and abandonment, or children whose families have experienced some kind of family crisis, illness, violence, homelessness, parental alcohol and drug abuse and other issues which threaten family stability.

$6.9Mprogram expense
02

The organization provides core services to CHILDREN/YOUTH and their families, which encompass community service and support, physical, behavorial and mental health support and access to services, including specialty menatal health services, education support, life and social support, transitional support and services for CHILDREN/YOUTH…

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

The organization provides child abuse prevention and treatment services (capts) which delivers counseling services and treatment plans for children and families who are victims of perpetrators of ABUSE/NEGLECT or who are at risk of such ABUSE/NEGLECT as determined by county.

$242Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGreater Hope Foundation for Children INC
EINHdr · item D90-0111715
Principal addressHdr · item CBarstow, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ghffc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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
Chief Executive Director
$287,935Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$211,492Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$185,021Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resource
$137,917Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$134,244Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helena Lopez’s $288K as Chief Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Helena Lopez$287,935$287,935$284,349$291,423$275,492
Jose B Lopez$211,492$205,332$201,485$197,910$188,951
Reako Davis$185,021$179,362$176,090$134,399$108,742
Mary Frame$137,917$133,900
Amanda Bell$134,244$123,600$118,908$102,069

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$10.7M · 98%
Other revenue$245K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$10.7M
Other revenue2%$245K
Investment income$8
— government grantsLn 1e$8.2M
Total revenueLn 12$11.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program services90%$9.7M
Management & general10%$1.0M
Fundraising1%$101K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$224K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $224K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $10.8M · Less non-cash grants $630K · Cash operating expenses/yr $10.2M
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $9.7M · Total expenses $10.8M
90%
Management & General
Management & general $1.0M · Total expenses $10.8M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $101K · Total expenses $10.8M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $326K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.7M
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10.7M · Total revenue $11.0M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $8.2M · Total revenue $11.0M
74%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $11.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8 · Total revenue $11.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $10.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.0M · Prior year $10.4M
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $7.3M · FY2024 $11.0M
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.0M · Expenses $10.8M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.0M · Total assets $2.1M
48%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Helena Lopez · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $288K · Total expenses $10.8M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.3M · Total expenses $10.8M
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 5%

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
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$11.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$7.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$8.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$7.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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