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← HOPE 4 YOUTH

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by HOPE 4 YOUTH.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,526,376
Total expenses
$2,886,067
Contributions and grants received
$5,151,634
Grants paid
$965,923
Program service revenue
$164,669
Investment income
$34,387
Other revenue
$175,686
Total assets, end of year
$5,780,421
Total liabilities, end of year
$55,013
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,725,408
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,475,546
Management and general expenses
$170,427
Fundraising expenses
$240,094
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,475,546

Program services were 85.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $152,466

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,217,054

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,782,114

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $843,798

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HOPE Place Fees

    total $164,669 · related or exempt $164,669

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,387 · excluded $34,387

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $323,544

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $152,466

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $147,858

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $175,686 · excluded $175,686

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $965,923 · program services $965,923

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $158,177 · program services $125,711 · management and general $11,106 · fundraising $21,360

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $804,840 · program services $639,648 · management and general $56,510 · fundraising $108,682

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $96,017 · program services $76,309 · management and general $6,742 · fundraising $12,966

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $122,743 · program services $97,550 · management and general $8,618 · fundraising $16,575

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,415 · program services $79,806 · management and general $7,050 · fundraising $13,559

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,878 · management and general $25,878

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $189,516 · program services $162,065 · management and general $6,925 · fundraising $20,526

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,582 · program services $5,088 · management and general $983 · fundraising $15,511

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,508 · program services $24,954 · management and general $11,929 · fundraising $10,625

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $62,296 · program services $46,282 · management and general $4,522 · fundraising $11,492

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $102,446 · program services $99,026 · management and general $3,148 · fundraising $272

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,800 · program services $3,644 · management and general $1,198 · fundraising $958

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,679 · program services $7,084 · management and general $501 · fundraising $1,094

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $61,455 · program services $57,846 · management and general $3,124 · fundraising $485

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $63,361 · program services $48,088 · management and general $10,351 · fundraising $4,922

  • 24a · Other expenses: Hope Place program expe

    total $28,127 · program services $27,189 · management and general $864 · fundraising $74

  • 24b · Other expenses: Staff and Volunteer Exp

    total $21,304 · program services $9,333 · management and general $10,978 · fundraising $993

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $406,812 · end of year $657,620

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $826,639 · end of year $901,050

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $78,166

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $100,041 · end of year $10,299

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $104,452 · end of year $157,144

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,833 · end of year $31,470

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,315,558

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $376,309

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,344,435 · end of year $3,939,249

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $327,580 · end of year $1,310

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,470 · end of year $4,113

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,768 · end of year $50,910

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,470 · end of year $4,103

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,070,024 · end of year $5,722,691

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,000 · end of year $2,717

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

To provide pathways to end youth homelessness.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Helps young people, ages 16 to 24, who are experiencing homelessness in the northern Twin Cities metro area.

  • HOPE 4 Youth Center: The Center serves as the primary access point for youth experiencing homelessness, offering crisis intervention, basic needs support, and case management that connects youth to housing, education, and employment resources. In 2025, the Center served 878 youth, with 85% engaged in case management. Through a partnership with Hope for the Community, youth received 33,768 pounds of food valued at $168,839.In 2025, HOPE 4 Youth strengthened its housing stability and youth-engagement efforts by providing more than $119,000 in short-term rental assistance through FHPAP, Aid to Counties, and MN Housing Support, while also helping 19 newly housed youth obtain essential household items through Bridging. The Youth Advisory Council took off with six youth participating in monthly meetings, helping shape program improvements and building leadership skills while receiving modest stipends supported by the Youth Intervention Program grant. Additionally, HOPE 4 Youth used one-time state funding to purchase a new facility that will expand program capacity and enhance collaboration with 204 Program Partners, with an anticipated opening in early 2027.

    Expenses $1,832,923 · Grants $846,816

  • HOPE Place: Our transitional housing program provides up to two years of stable housing for 12 youth, each in a fully equipped studio apartment. Residents receive on-site case management, education support, and employment services, along with community building programming.

    Expenses $595,514 · Grants $119,107 · Revenue $164,669

  • Outreach & Prevention: HOPE 4 Youth identifies unstably housed youth through Center interactions and school-based outreach. The Youth Navigator Program partners with local school districts to stabilize students experiencing homelessness and improve educational outcomes. In 2025, the Youth Navigator Program worked with 21 schools and supported 76 enrolled youth.

    Expenses $47,109

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Julie Cole

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Krista Benjamin

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Lyght

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Barnum

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna VonRueden

    Past Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Moore

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Pat Chen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sue Woodard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephen Nash

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Phillips

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jonathan Slag

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brad Wise

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Liz Cook

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shawn Beatty

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bri Clarin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brad Konik until Sept 2025

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LaChelle Williams

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $157,108
    From this org
    $151,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,633
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,475
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,230
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,403
    Filer's total
    $157,108

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
We use an HRprovided compensation study to evaluate all pay and benefits.
Part I, Line 7
The Board decides and approves any bonus for the Executive Director.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
19 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611499349301311

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