FREMONT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC
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Plain text FREMONT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2024. https://furp.org/org/fremont-youth-and-community-outreach-inc-320098468. Retrieved 2026-11-12.
APA furp.org. (n.d.). FREMONT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2023–2024]. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/fremont-youth-and-community-outreach-inc-320098468
MLA “FREMONT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC.” furp.org, tax years 2023–2024, https://furp.org/org/fremont-youth-and-community-outreach-inc-320098468. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.
Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2023–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).
2024 · Form 990 · revenue $215K · expenses $251K · assets $81K
- EIN
- 32-0098468
- Address
- PO BOX 970, FREMONT, IN 46737-0970
- Website
- WWW.HOPEHOUSEFYCO.ORG
- NTEE code
- P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2019 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2019 IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Melissa Higbee (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND WELL-BEING.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Higbee | EXECUTIVE DI | 2023-2024 | $54,000 | $108,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Gray Baals | MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| William Bruner | BOARD CHAIR | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Janet Hartsuff | SECRETARY | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joshua Hawkins | VICE CHAIR | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Thomas Lytle | MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Layk Thomas | TREASURER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $54K · 2 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA HIGBEE | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $54,000 | $0 | $0 | $54,000 | 1 |
| DR GRAY BAALS | MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM BRUNER | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JANET HARTSUFF | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSHUA HAWKINS | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| THOMAS LYTLE | MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAYK THOMAS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $54K · 1 employee · 85 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA HIGBEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $54,000 | $0 | $0 | $54,000 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $215,315 | $250,638 | $81,469 | $81,469 | $215,310 | $0 | $54,000 | 2 | 100 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $255,884 | $253,101 | $116,792 | $116,792 | $255,882 | $0 | $54,000 | 1 | 85 |
Funders of this organization
4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $92,043 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEUBEN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $83,330 | 3 | $14,100 | 2024 | 2021, 2023-2024 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES I | $7,669 | 1 | $7,669 | 2016 | 2016 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| NISOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 | 2021 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FREMONT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC” | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | $44 | 3 | $16 | 2023 | 2021-2023 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FREMONT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC” | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $250,638 spent · pay $63,643 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | CLIENT CONSUMABLES | $143,446 | $143,446 | - | - | 57.2% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $54,000 | $54,000 | - | - | 21.5% | |
| Occupancy | $19,080 | $19,080 | - | - | 7.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $12,712 | $12,712 | - | - | 5.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $5,120 | $5,120 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $4,523 | $4,523 | - | - | 1.8% | |
| Office expenses | $3,689 | $3,689 | - | - | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER BUSINESS EXP | $2,491 | $2,491 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Fees: other services | $2,352 | $2,352 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Insurance | $2,100 | $1,200 | $900 | - | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | VEHICLE EXP | $1,007 | $1,007 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Advertising and promotion | $94 | $94 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $24 | $24 | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $250,638 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $253,101 spent · pay $58,131 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | FOOD DONATED TO COMMUNITY | $168,174 | $168,174 | - | - | 66.4% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $54,000 | $54,000 | - | - | 21.3% | |
| Occupancy | $19,080 | $19,080 | - | - | 7.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $4,131 | $4,131 | - | - | 1.6% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL MISC EQUIPMENT | $2,692 | $2,692 | - | - | 1.1% |
| Other (as described) | VEHICLE | $1,722 | $1,722 | - | - | 0.7% |
| Other (as described) | REPAIRS & SUPPLIES | $1,421 | $1,421 | - | - | 0.6% |
| Office expenses | $1,076 | $1,076 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $313 | $313 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| All other expenses | $288 | $288 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $204 | $204 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $253,101 | 100% |
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