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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$707,903
Total expenses
$719,973
Contributions and grants received
$679,836
Grants paid
$2,009
Program service revenue
$16,816
Investment income
$9,852
Other revenue
$1,399
Total assets, end of year
$340,538
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,058
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$318,480
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$538,548
Management and general expenses
$95,956
Fundraising expenses
$85,469
Program service expenses (Part III)
$538,548

Program services were 74.8% 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

    $275,013

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $404,823

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $131,827

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMP/REG FEES

    total $13,628 · related or exempt $13,628

  • 2b · Program service revenue: T-SHIRT REVENUES

    total $3,188 · related or exempt $3,188

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,852 · excluded $9,852

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $35,186

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

    $275,013

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $33,787

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,399

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,009 · program services $2,009

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $88,000 · program services $30,800 · management and general $26,400 · fundraising $30,800

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $290,975 · program services $234,237 · management and general $19,738 · fundraising $37,000

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,094 · program services $1,932 · management and general $2,919 · fundraising $243

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,775 · program services $21,983 · management and general $3,481 · fundraising $5,311

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,043 · management and general $13,043

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,102 · program services $1,850 · management and general $1,252 · fundraising $10,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,969 · program services $2,078 · management and general $891

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,341 · program services $12,212 · management and general $2,129

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,941 · program services $5,037 · management and general $4,844 · fundraising $60

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,289 · program services $47,901 · management and general $7,388

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,262 · program services $4,262

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $805 · management and general $805

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,617 · program services $10,253 · management and general $5,273 · fundraising $91

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $131,827 · program services $131,827

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $16,259 · program services $16,059 · management and general $200

  • 24c · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

    total $4,093 · program services $2,852 · management and general $1,241

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $3,712 · program services $49 · management and general $1,884 · fundraising $1,779

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,860 · program services $13,207 · management and general $4,468 · fundraising $185

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,522 · end of year $42,991

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $78,064 · end of year $99,751

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,469 · end of year $1,480

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $229,753 · end of year $164,225

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,272 · end of year $32,091

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,666 · end of year $3,071

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,508 · end of year $18,987

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $301,482 · end of year $290,237

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,424 · end of year $28,243

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. WE DO THIS BY GIVING YOUTH A PLATFORM TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON ISSUES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING THEM (SEE SCHEDULE O)

  • EDUCATION PROGRAM - HANDS4HOPE - YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING ON-CAMPUS CLUBS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROJECT COMMITTEES, INCORPORATES OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ACT ON THEM BY CREATING, DEVELOPING, AND IMPLEMENTING SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS, THEN LEAD THOSE PROJECTS FROM START TO FINISH. IN 2025, HANDS4HOPE MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVICE-LEARNING CLUBS SUCCESSFULLY PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED NINE SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS BENEFITING EIGHT AREA NONPROFITS, RAISED 7,993,COLLECTED 178 AND MADE 42 ITEMS TO BENEFIT AREAS OF NEED INCLUDING:THE UNHOUSED, ANIMAL WELFARE, AT RISK WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED,SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND FAMILIES BATTLING PEDIATRIC CANCER. (SEE SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $351,450 · Grants $2,009

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTREACHES ARE THE PLATFORM FROM WHICH YOUTH IN HANDS4HOPE - YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE LEARN ABOUT AND INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS HUMAN AND COMMUNITY NEEDS TOGETHER, LEARNING FIRST-HAND ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE POWER THEY HAVE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. IN 2025, A TOTAL OF 351 YOUTH AND ADULT PARTICIPANTS (225 YOUTH AND 126 ADULTS) IN HANDS4HOPE - YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM LOGGED A TOTAL OF 3,255 SERVICE HOURS (2,287 YOUTH, 968 ADULTS), THROUGH OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. THEY SERVED 13,404 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PARTICIPANTS CREATED 597 CARDS, CRAFTS, AND DESSERTS FOR SENIORS, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. (SEE SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $187,098

  • LEADERSHIP - HANDS4HOPE - YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE LEADERSHIP IS BASED ON SERVANT LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS DRIVEN BY PASSION, THE DESIRE TO TAKE ACTION, AND THE ABILITY TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. HANDS4HOPE OFFERS A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND BEING A PART OF THE HANDS4HOPE-YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE YOUTH BOARD.(SEE SCHEDULE O)

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Bassett

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $88,000
    From this org
    $88,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Blake Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monique Baxter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Edwards

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Estee Horn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Howard

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Kint

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Madigan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Messineo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carey Moreno-Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Wharton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dolly Wager

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202601359349311080

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