Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,312,341

Total expenses

$2,178,000

Contributions and grants received

$215,124

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$2,043,574

Investment income

$32,790

Other revenue

$20,853

Total assets, end of year

$3,711,994

Total liabilities, end of year

$990,361

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,721,633

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,970,361

Management and general expenses

$148,610

Fundraising expenses

$59,029

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,970,361

Program services were 90.5% 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

• HOBY STATE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS: EACH YEAR, OUR FLAGSHIP LEADERSHIP SEMINARS WELCOME SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NOMINATED HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES TO TRANSFORMATIVE 3- TO 4-DAY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS LEAVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION TO HARNESS THEIR FULL LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. WE HOSTED 67 SEMINARS THIS YEAR, WELCOMING OVER 7,000 STUDENTS FROM OVER 4,000 SCHOOLS. TO HELP ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF HOSTING TRULY REPRESENTATIVE SEMINARS, 271 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE STATE OR NATIONAL LEVEL. OUR PROGRAMS BRING STUDENTS TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, EXPAND THEIR AWARENESS OF THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, AND LEARN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. HOBY'S LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM IS ROOTED IN THE SOCIAL CHANGE MODEL OF LEADERSHIP AND GUIDES STUDENT AMBASSADORS AS THEY EXPLORE LEADERSHIP THROUGH A THREE-PHASE PROCESS: PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, GROUP LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE LEADERSHIP. OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS PARTICIPATE IN FACILITATED DIALOGUE AND ABILITIES-BASED WORKSHOPS TO DEVELOP AWARENESS OF THEIR LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LEADERSHIP VALUES. THROUGH THESE DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR PEERS, STUDENTS HONE THEIR SKILLS AND LEARN TO RECOGNIZE, AMPLIFY, AND COLLABORATE WITH THE DIVERSE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS. OUR PROGRAMMING LEVERAGES THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMUNITIES OF THEIR PEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. AS AN IMMEDIATE WAY TO PUT OUR SERVICE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM INTO ACTION, EACH STUDENT IS CHALLENGED TO COMPLETE AND TRACK 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EACH YEAR FOLLOWING THEIR SEMINAR ATTENDANCE.NEARLY 3,000 VOLUNTEERS, OVER 80% OF WHOM ARE ALUMNI THEMSELVES, DEDICATE THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO PLANNING AND PRODUCING THESE LIFE-CHANGING SEMINARS. ALL 67 SEMINARS RETURNED TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR, AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19. IN FACT, WITH THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE WERE ABLE TO WELCOME AN ADDITIONAL 32 STUDENTS TO FOUR DIFFERENT IN-PERSON SEMINARS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019. WE SAW, ONCE AGAIN, HOW ONE WEEKEND AT A HOBY SEMINAR UNLOCKS A STUDENT'S LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND HELPS THEM GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

  Expenses $1,247,714 · Revenue $2,049,359

• HOBY WORLD LEADERSHIP CONGRESS: EACH SUMMER, THE WORLD LEADERSHIP CONGRESS (WLC) WELCOMES HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT AMBASSADORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE FOR A WEEK-LONG, IMMERSIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THE WLC CHALLENGES STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO THINK CRITICALLY, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY. STUDENTS WHO ATTEND OUR STATE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE WLC, AND INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-17, WITH A DEMONSTRATED INTEREST IN LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ARE ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ANNUAL PROGRAM. THE WLC LEAVES STUDENT AMBASSADORS WITH A ROBUST GLOBAL NETWORK AND THE TOOLS TO CHANGE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. A WEEK OF PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDED PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING, CHALLENGING WORKSHOPS, INSPIRING SPEAKERS, CITY ADVENTURES, A DAY OF SERVICE, AND MORE CHANGED THE LIVES OF 233 STUDENTS FROM 43 STATES AND 9 COUNTRIES. A TOTAL OF 39 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ATTENDED. WE WERE PROUDLY ABLE TO WELCOME AN ADDITIONAL 67 STUDENTS TO THE WLC THANKS TO SCHOLARSHIPS FROM BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS.

  Expenses $668,365

• HOBY SERVICE LEADERSHIP: OUR 2024 SEMINAR SEASON OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF WITH OUR INAUGURAL VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT RETREAT (VDR). THE MISSION OF THE VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT RETREAT IS TO ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION AMONG KEY HOBY VOLUNTEERS. THIS RETREAT AIMS TO EMPOWER VOLUNTEERS WITH THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, WHILE FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE WIDER HOBY COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF THE VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT RETREAT IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SKILL BUILDING THAT WILL ENHANCE VOLUNTEERS' ABILITY TO LEAD WELL, BOTH WITHIN THE HOBY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. EACH OF OUR SEMINARS IS LED BY A VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP SEMINAR CHAIR, AND FOR OUR FIRST VDR, WE WELCOMED 54 OF THESE VOLUNTEERS FOR A THREE-DAY RETREAT WHERE WE WORKED TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES, BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY, PROMOTE PERSONAL GROWTH, AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS.IN ADDITION TO THIS DEDICATED IN-PERSON TRAINING TIME, HOBY PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO NEARLY 3,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO DELIVER HOBY PROGRAMS. THROUGH BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PLATFORMS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON AND GIVEN ACCESS TO OUR REFRESHED PROGRAM CURRICULUM, POSITIONAL GUIDES AND CHECKLISTS, AND OPERATIONAL RESOURCES AND TOOLS. WITH OUR CONSISTENT, PROACTIVE OUTREACH, AND FACILITATED FORUMS FOR CONNECTION AND BEST PRACTICE SHARING, HOBY VOLUNTEERS ARE ALIGNED AND SUPPORTED LIKE NEVER BEFORE. HOBY VOLUNTEERS, 81% OF WHOM ARE ALUMNI, INVESTED OVER 400,000 SERVICE HOURS IN PLANNING AND EXECUTING HOBY SEMINARS NATIONWIDE. THIS TRANSLATES TO $13,000,000 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT OUR ALUMNI/ VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED TO THE HOBY YOUTH LEADERSHIP MISSION THIS YEAR; PROOF THAT A LIFE WITH HOBY IS A LIFE GEARED TOWARD LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. HOBY'S LEADERSHIP FOR SERVICE CHALLENGE ENCOURAGES HOBY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF 100 HOURS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES EACH YEAR AND TRACK TO ENGAGE IN SERVICE AND PROVIDES A SYSTEM TO MANAGE AND TRACK THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORTS. AS A CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, HOBY SUBMITS ALUMNI ANNUALLY FOR RECOGNITION. THIS YEAR, 435 COMMUNITY MEMBERS LOGGED A TOTAL OF 85,193 HOURS AND RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS FOLLOWS: 103 RECEIVED A GOLD AWARD (250+ HOURS OF SERVICE), 94 RECEIVED A SILVER AWARD (175 249 HOURS), AND 238 ALUMNI ACHIEVED THE BRONZE AWARD (100-174 HOURS OF SERVICE) FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $54,282

• HOBY COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS ARE DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE U.S. FOR 9TH GRADE STUDENT AMBASSADORS AS AN INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP EDUCATION. THESE ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS JUMPSTART STUDENT AMBASSADORS' LEADERSHIP JOURNEYS AND CONNECT THEM TO PEERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

20 January 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510229349301141

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