BECAUSE FOR HOPE
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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $57K · expenses $38K · assets $111K
- EIN
- 46-4634907
- Address
- 145 CURTIS AVE, MILPITAS, CA 95035-3854
- Website
- www.becauseforhope.org
- NTEE code
- Q33
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) 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
- Chi Nguyen Svoboda (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (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
BeCause believes education is the power and premise to progress in every families and communities. As an advocate for educational advancement in impoverished communities, it is our commitment to provide key access, and resources while continuing to inspire positive changes leading to a path of opportunities, and endless possibilities.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huynh Hoang To Trinh | Director | 2021-2023 | $6,013 | $18,535 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Svoboda | CEO | 2021-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chi Nguyen Svoboda | Executive Dir. | 2021-2023 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Trisha Thuy La | Chairman | 2021-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ha Do | Director | 2021-2023 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huynh Hoang To Trinh | Director | 20 | $0 | - | $6,013 | $6,013 | 1 |
| Patrik Svoboda | CEO | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Chi Nguyen Svoboda | Executive Dir. | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Trisha Thuy La | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ha Do | Director | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $7K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huynh Hoang To Trinh | Director | 20 | $0 | - | $6,510 | $6,510 | 1 |
| Patrik Svoboda | CEO | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Chi Nguyen Svoboda | Executive Dir. | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Trisha Thuy La | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ha Do | Director | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huynh Hoang To Trinh | Director | 20 | $0 | - | $6,012 | $6,012 | 1 |
| Patrik Svoboda | CEO | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Chi Nguyen Svoboda | Executive Dir. | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Trisha Thuy La | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ha Do | Director | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $56,692 | $38,298 | $111,195 | $111,195 | $56,655 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $69,304 | $70,315 | $92,801 | $92,801 | $69,264 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $60,534 | $65,570 | $89,894 | $89,894 | $60,514 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $203,652 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 | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2024 | 6 | $182,101 | 2024 | $9,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $13,246 | 2016 | $13,246 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $7,640 | 2021 | $7,640 | show |
| CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BECAUSE FOR HOPE” | 2022 | 1 | $600 | 2022 | $600 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BECAUSE FOR HOPE” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $65 | 2023 | $27 | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE HEART FOR HOPE | CA | Q33 | $44,585 | $44,240 | Acting President and Board Member | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SIONFONDS FOR HAITI | CA | Q33 | $44,241 | $42,060 | CEO FOUNDER | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| A FUTURE AND A HOPE FOR YOU | CA | Q33 | $51,020 | $125,000 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PROJECT HOPE AND FAIRNESS | CA | Q33 | $66,137 | $71,010 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HOPE FOR MTSHABEZI | CA | Q33 | $53,451 | $44,134 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GHANA HEALTH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE | CA | Q33 | $52,974 | $56,707 | Chairperson Board of Directors | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FOR THE UNSEEN | CA | Q33 | $64,203 | $84,419 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $6,172 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HI 5 YOUTH FOUNDATION | CA | Q33 | $67,303 | $70,596 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| COFFE 4 KIDS HONDURAS INC | CA | Q33 | $52,766 | $64,109 | Founder President | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ROOF FOR ORPHANAGE INC | CA | Q33 | $49,833 | $43,053 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LASTING CHANGE HAITI | CA | Q33 | $70,002 | $66,750 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HEAVEN INSPIRED MINISTRIES | CA | Q33 | $57,290 | $62,316 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS INC | CA | Q33 | $69,244 | $64,368 | CFO | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NOT TODAY COALITION | CA | Q33 | $48,872 | $8,185 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| KAMOME FOUNDATION | CA | Q33 | $54,006 | $1,012 | Vice President | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FILOMENO & ALEJANDRA FAMILY FOUNDATION | CA | Q33 | $60,967 | $52,310 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| STOP THE WAR IN EUROPE | CA | Q33 | $48,371 | $159,122 | President & CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | CA | Q33 | $63,877 | $69,323 | Chairman and Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SET HER FREE | CA | Q33 | $43,912 | $71,925 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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.
2023 · Form 990EZ · $38,298 spent · pay $6,013 · grants $27,547 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $27,547 | 71.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $6,013 | 15.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $4,201 | 11.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $537 | 1.4% | |
| Total | $38,298 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $70,315 spent · pay $6,510 · grants $62,608 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $62,608 | 89.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $6,510 | 9.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,197 | 1.7% | |
| Total | $70,315 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $65,570 spent · pay $6,012 · grants $56,934 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $56,934 | 86.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $6,012 | 9.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,518 | 3.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $106 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $65,570 | 100% |
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