Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$33,123,677

Total expenses

$30,440,048

Contributions and grants received

$6,828,897

Grants paid

$4,093,581

Program service revenue

$26,153,663

Investment income

$10,963

Other revenue

$130,154

Total assets, end of year

$22,903,944

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,042,551

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$19,861,393

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$29,725,761

Management and general expenses

$719,781

Fundraising expenses

-$5,494

Program service expenses (Part III)

$29,725,761

Program services were 97.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• HOPE RESIDENTIAL ACADEMY - THE GOAL OF THE HOPE RESIDENTIAL ACADEMY IS NOT JUST TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR OUR YOUTH, BUT TO CREATE A HOME. AS A RESULT, OUR CHILDREN ARE IMMERSED IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BOTH PROMOTE FUN AND CONTINUED LEARNING. WE OFFER RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED, FAMILY STYLE HOMES. CURRENTLY, HOPE'S OPERATES 13 HOMES LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY. OUR MODEL OF COMBINING APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF SUPERVISION BASED ON THE YOUTH'S NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES WILL BEST PREPARE OUR CHILDREN TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND PROVIDE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THUS ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WE SERVE.

  Expenses $14,039,032 · Revenue $15,653,815

• THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY SPFLD/EDW - ESTABLISHED IN 1957 AS A GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT FOR CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EVOLVED INTO A CENTER COMBINING EXCELLENT TEACHING, STATE -OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, AND A SPECIALLY DESIGNED FACILITY TO ALLOW STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. TODAY, OUR LEARNING CENTER EDUCATES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET EACH CHILD'S NEEDS. OUR STUDENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, GROWTH, AND JOY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION, INDEPENDENCE LEARNING, COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS, AND OUR ROBUST VOCATIONAL ACADEMY, WHICH HAS A FOCUS OF TEACHING STUDENTS MEANINGFUL JOB SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED IN THE ADULT WORLD THROUGH TRAINING AT THE VOCATIONAL ACADEMY TRAINING CENTER AND EVENTUAL PLACEMENT INTO COMPETITIVE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE HOPE THERAPEUTIC DAY ACADEMY (HTDA) IS ALSO PART OF THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY SPRINGFIELD. ESTABLISHED IN 2004, HTDA IS A THERAPEUTIC, EMPIRICALLY BASED AND DATA DRIVEN, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS GRADES K-8. HOPE SUPPORTS THOSE WHO ARE NOT THRIVING IN THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTING BECAUSE OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. OUR LICENSED THERAPISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR STUDENTS TO TEACH SKILLS TO GROW ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF OUR PROGRAM IS PARENT AND REFERRING SCHOOL PARTICIPATION IN ORDER TO RETURN THE STUDENT BACK TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. WE MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH ALL PARTIES INVOLVED AND ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK AND COLLABORATION TO FOSTER STUDENT INDEPENDENCE AND A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION. FURTHERMORE, WE PROVIDE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE STUDENTS' SUCCESSES AND SEEK TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ABILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON A DAILY BASIS.

  Expenses $9,762,814 · Grants $307,898 · Revenue $10,499,848

• THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF ILLINOIS - THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF ILLINOIS (TAP) SERVICE NETWORK, A DIVISION OF HOPE, IS A COLLABORATION OF 15 PARTNERING AGENCIES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAP IS GRANT FUNDED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND WAS ESTABLISHED TO OFFER SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS. AS THE LARGEST COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY, DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND THEIR FAMILIES, TAP PROVIDES A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES INCLUDING SCREENINGS, DIAGNOSTICS, APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS (ABA) THERAPY, SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS, SUPPORT GROUPS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ROOMS, FAMILY SERVICES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS.

  Expenses $4,577,431 · Grants $3,785,683 · Revenue $130,154

• THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY CHICAGO - THE FOCUS OF THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY CHICAGO IS TO CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMALLY, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, LEARNING STYLE, OR DISABILITY. THIS IS REALIZED BY CREATING A SCHOOL THAT LIVES UP TO ITS VISION - HELPING STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. LOCATED ON CHICAGO'S NEAR WEST SIDE, THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY CHICAGO IS A DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL FOR THE RESPONSIBLE INCLUSION OF DIVERSE LEARNERS WITHIN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. OUR GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED IN CHICAGO.THIS PROGRAM WAS CLOSED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

  Expenses $1,346,484

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• UNIVERISTY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO

  $680,040

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• HOPE CLINICAL CARE

  $629,113

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

  $502,328

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

  $361,994

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• EASTERSEALS CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  $338,336

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

  $295,250

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• KREIDER SERVICES INC

  $241,848

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• TRINITY SERVICES INC

  $237,419

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• EASTERSEALS METROPOLITAN

  $222,840

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

• EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

  $212,783

  TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• THE HOPE SCHOOL FOUNDATION

  501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING · IL

  Directly controlled by VISION FOR HOPE

• VISION FOR HOPE

  501(C)(3) · ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES / MANAGEMENT · IL

• HOPE CLINICAL CARE

  501(C)(3) · DIAGNOSTIC & THERAPEUTIC SERVICES · IL

  Directly controlled by VISION FOR HOPE

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

26 June 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202521779349300232

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