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← BLANKET FORT HOPE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BLANKET FORT HOPE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,363,035
Total expenses
$586,490
Contributions and grants received
$2,405,285
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$7,840
Other revenue
-$50,090
Total assets, end of year
$3,067,297
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,314
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,054,983
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$373,486
Management and general expenses
$140,796
Fundraising expenses
$72,208
Program service expenses (Part III)
$373,486

Program services were 63.7% 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

    $307,903

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,097,382

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,264

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,840 · excluded $7,840

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $7,500

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $7,500

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $7,500 · excluded $7,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $307,903

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $57,690

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$57,690 · excluded -$57,690

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $100 · related or exempt $100

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $100

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $134,551 · program services $80,731 · management and general $40,365 · fundraising $13,455

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $211,679 · program services $124,520 · management and general $37,616 · fundraising $49,543

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $62,142 · program services $44,586 · management and general $17,556

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $35,119 · program services $25,364 · management and general $5,985 · fundraising $3,770

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,415 · program services $5,707 · management and general $5,708

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,225 · program services $1,625 · management and general $1,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $42,370 · program services $42,370

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,991 · program services $11,891 · management and general $3,400 · fundraising $1,700

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,438 · program services $9,219 · management and general $9,219

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,034 · program services $6,017 · management and general $6,017

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,631 · program services $3,815 · management and general $2,290 · fundraising $1,526

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,956 · program services $2,069 · management and general $887

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,810 · program services $4,905 · management and general $4,905

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

    total $5,774 · program services $526 · management and general $5,248

  • 24b · Other expenses: CARD PROCESSING FEE

    total $5,634 · program services $5,634

  • 24c · Other expenses: MARKETING SUPPLIES/PRIN

    total $4,507 · program services $4,507

  • 24d · Other expenses: SILO GARDEN

    total $2,214 · fundraising $2,214

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $256,114 · end of year $720,559

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $356,957 · end of year $954,613

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $669 · end of year $0

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

    $351,526

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $351,526 · end of year $351,526

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $321,964 · end of year $1,040,599

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,792 · end of year $12,314

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,278,438 · end of year $3,054,983

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR PROPOSED RESTORATION HOME WILL PROVIDE HOUSING, THERAPY, AND ACCESS TO THE GOSPEL FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED OUR SAVIOR'S MESSAGE OF HOPE. THIS IS OUR HOPE FOR BLANKET FORT HOPE AND THE CORE REASON WE NEED TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE A HEART FOR THIS MISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR HEART IS TO BE A FAITH-BASED RESOURCE FOR TRAFFICKED CHILDREN, PROVIDING THEM WITH STABILITY, HOUSING, LOVE, THERAPY, EDUCATION, FREEDOM, AND EXPOSING THEM TO THE GOSPEL TRUTHS OF JESUS CHRIST.

  • FOSTER CARE INITIATIVE TRAINING AND PREVENTION, AND ADVOCACY: PROVIDED HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION EDUCATION TO CHILDREN, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TEACHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC INVOLVING OVER 18,000 PEOPLE. BLANKET FORT HOPE STILL OFFERS FOSTER CARE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING THAT OFFERS CEUS ALONG WITH SOCIAL WORKER PREVENTION EDUCATION THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE INITIATIVE. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ALABAMA EDUCATION SYSTEM TO BRING AWARENESS TO ALABAMA SCHOOLS THROUGH SCHOOLOLOGY AND THROUGH THE ALABAMA SCHOOL COUNSELORS. ANNUAL TRAINING WITH SAV-A-LIFE TEACHING THEM HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PATIENTS. CHURCH TRAININGS ARE RECOGNITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HOW TO BUILD A MDT (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM) TRAINING AND IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS INCLUDING BACKGROUND CHECKS.

    Expenses $93,372 · Revenue $100

  • RESTORATION HOME LOCATED ON PROPERTY: APPLYING FOR LICENSE, HIRING AND TRAINING STAFF AND PUTTING SERVICES INTO PLACE.

    Expenses $112,045

  • CPA (CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY) RECRUITING AND TRAINING: CPA LICENSE RECEIVED. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND 2 SOCIAL WORKERS HIRED. ACTIVELY RECRUITING FOSTER FAMILIES FOR HOMES OFF THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO OVER 500 PEOPLE.

    Expenses $168,069

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • SUZANNE STALNAKER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DELLA PENDER

    BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN PARKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL O'KELLY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT MILLS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WANDA LAUDERDALE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEXA LIKIS-JAMES

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $148,060
    From this org
    $134,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,509
    Hours/week
    60

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531219349302158

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