Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1967.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $439K paid to officers and key staff.
Susan Grindle’s $195K as CEO is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Grindle | $194,606 | $183,404 | $173,505 | $168,297 | $158,714 |
| John Raymond | $144,012 | $152,143 | $144,116 | $135,866 | — |
| Ariam Mehtsentu | $142,245 | $151,944 | $142,992 | $135,220 | — |
| Ariam Mehtensu | — | — | — | — | $124,582 |
| Jeriann Epperson | $118,449 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Hopesource executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps Kittitas County residents meet basic needs like food, shelter, and safety.
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Housing & Energy Services
The energy assistance program helps low-income households with their home heating bills and avoid shutoff of utilities during winter months; ensuring warm healthy households for those in need.
Transportation Services
This is a paratransit and a fixed route central transit transportation system. All systems offer ada compliant, wheelchair accessible busses and exceptional drivers. As a provider of paratransit transportation, this program offers door-to-door rides to the elderly, disabled, and low income of kittitas county to medical, nutrition, social…
The supportive services for veteran families (SSVF) program is designed to assist veterans and their families who are literally homeless, or are imminently in danger of becoming homeless, in obtaining and maintaining stable housing.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 9 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 11 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 9 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 4 findings: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $484K | $996K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $557K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5.3M | $5.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.5M | $10.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.6M | $4.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.9M | $6.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $5.8M | $5.8M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $325K | $177K | $148K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.2M | $2.8M | $344K | $34K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $709K | $599K | $91K | $19K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.1M | $921K | $164K | $792 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $72K | $72K | $30 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | $14K | $4K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $304K | $210K | $85K | $9K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $22K | $21K | $861 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $182K | $150K | $32K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $362K | $339K | $23K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $24K | $8K | $16K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $176K | $49K | $127K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $92K | $92K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $342K | $342K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $91K | $80K | $11K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $54K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $159K | $137K | $22K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.8M | $13.6M | $1.1M | $63K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $18.2M | $17.5M | $663K | $8.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2025 | $20.6M | $19.6M | $1.1M | $8.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $17.4M | $16.7M | $712K | $6.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $17.1M | $14.8M | $2.3M | $6.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 | $11.3M | $10.5M | $785K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,096,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,096,848 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,789,428 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,701,514 assets, 21 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,188,074 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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