HOPE NORTH CAROLINA INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $418K · expenses $316K · assets $357K
- EIN
- 84-3522239
- Address
- 704 FEARRINGTON POST, PITTSBORO, NC 27312-8564
- Website
- WWW.HOPENORTHCAROLINA.ORG
- NTEE code
- P82
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- November 2019 (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, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Dotty Foley (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (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
HOPE NORTH CAROLINA'S MISSION IS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES AND AGES ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER. WE ARE WORKING TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVE SIDE-BY-SIDE AS NEIGHBORS WHO EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF BELONGING, WITH A CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE AND INTERDEPENDENCE.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Wells | EXECUTIVE DI | 2021-2024 | $74,592 | $155,343 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginny Dropkin | SECRETARY | 2022-2024 | 11 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Fogleman | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alisa Ginyard | VICE PRESIDE | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barrett Joyner | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Randy Mcneill | TREASURER | 2022-2024 | 7 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Colin Mellor | PRESIDENT | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alex Nickodem | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Grant Pearson | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Orah Raia | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Holly Riddle | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Harriet Able | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Cole | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Greg Mcgrew | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ginger Espino (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Collin Mellor (former) | VICE PRESIDE | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dr Ann Turnbull (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dotty Foley (former) | Board President | 2021 | 30 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Regina Dropkin (former) | Board Secretary | 2021 | 25 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 14 people listed · 1 paid, $75K · 4 employees · 53 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA WELLS | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $74,592 | $0 | $0 | $74,592 | 1 |
| HARRIET ABLE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS COLE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GINNY DROPKIN | SECRETARY | 11 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PAUL FOGLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALISA GINYARD | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BARRETT JOYNER | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GREG MCGREW | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY MCNEILL | TREASURER | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| COLIN MELLOR | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALEX NICKODEM | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRANT PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ORAH RAIA | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOLLY RIDDLE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $65K · 2 employees · 62 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA WELLS | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $65,351 | $0 | $0 | $65,351 | 1 |
| GINNY DROPKIN | SECRETARY | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GINGER ESPINO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PAUL FOGLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALISA GINYARD | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BARRETT JOYNER | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY MCNEILL | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| COLIN MELLOR | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALEX NICKODEM | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRANT PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ORAH RAIA | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOLLY RIDDLE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 53 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINNY DROPKIN | SECRETARY | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PAUL FOGLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALISA GINYARD | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BARRETT JOYNER | BOARD MEMBER | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY MCNEILL | TREASURER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| COLLIN MELLOR | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRANT PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ORAH RAIA | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOLLY RIDDLE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DR ANN TURNBULL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Wells | Project Director | 20 | $15,400 | - | $0 | $15,400 | 1 |
| Orah Raia | Board VP | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dotty Foley | Board President | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Regina Dropkin | Board Secretary | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dotty Foley | Board President | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Orah Raia | Board VP | 45 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Regina Dropkin | Board Secretary | 25 | $0 | - | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $417,537 | $315,842 | $356,533 | $347,168 | $376,965 | $31,050 | $74,592 | 4 | 53 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $343,777 | $242,000 | $246,864 | $245,497 | $340,249 | $0 | $69,930 | 2 | 62 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $303,045 | $216,556 | $144,823 | $143,898 | $292,834 | $0 | - | 2 | 53 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $105,891 | $46,017 | $70,760 | $70,760 | $105,891 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $36,471 | $45,855 | $57,166 | $57,166 | $31,998 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $333,624 in all, tax years 2021 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 ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $163,632 | 2024 | $65,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $103,300 | 2023 | $50,200 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2023 | 3 | $51,246 | 2023 | $14,964 | show |
| TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| STROWD ROSES INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HOPE NORTH CAROLINA INC” | 2022 | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 | $5,000 | show |
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HOPE NORTH CAROLINA INC” | 2024 | 1 | $350 | 2024 | $350 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HOPE NORTH CAROLINA INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $96 | 2023 | $25 | 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 · $315,842 spent · pay $161,266 · grants $0 · events $17,640
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $75,090 | $58,059 | $4,791 | $12,240 | 23.8% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $74,592 | $57,675 | $4,759 | $12,158 | 23.6% | |
| Other (as described) | COLLECTIVE IMPACT | $59,351 | $59,351 | - | - | 18.8% |
| Fees: other services | $30,570 | $23,637 | $1,950 | $4,983 | 9.7% | |
| Other (as described) | INCLUSIVE HOUSING SUMMIT | $29,859 | $29,859 | - | - | 9.5% |
| Payroll taxes | $10,974 | $8,485 | $700 | $1,789 | 3.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $10,432 | - | $10,432 | - | 3.3% | |
| Other (as described) | INCLUSIVE COMM BLDG COSTS | $7,905 | $7,905 | - | - | 2.5% |
| All other expenses | $5,639 | $864 | $4,745 | $30 | 1.8% | |
| Other (as described) | FUNDRAISING | $4,496 | - | - | $4,496 | 1.4% |
| Insurance | $4,205 | $2,380 | $1,454 | $371 | 1.3% | |
| Office expenses | $1,141 | $386 | $727 | $28 | 0.4% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $978 | - | $978 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other employee benefits | $610 | $472 | $39 | $99 | 0.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $23,159 | $16,662 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $315,842 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $242,000 spent · pay $104,937 · grants $0 · events $1,520
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | COLLECTIVE IMPACT | $70,927 | $70,927 | - | - | 29.3% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $69,930 | $41,958 | $10,490 | $17,482 | 28.9% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $27,550 | $20,351 | $3,600 | $3,599 | 11.4% | |
| Other (as described) | INCLUSIVE HOUSING SUMMIT | $19,329 | $19,329 | - | - | 8.0% |
| Other (as described) | FUNDRAISING | $15,284 | - | - | $15,284 | 6.3% |
| All other expenses | $11,152 | $3,546 | $7,462 | $144 | 4.6% | |
| Other (as described) | TEACCH NEEDS ASSESSMENT | $9,433 | $9,433 | - | - | 3.9% |
| Payroll taxes | $7,457 | $4,766 | $1,078 | $1,613 | 3.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $6,145 | - | $6,145 | - | 2.5% | |
| Insurance | $1,758 | - | $1,758 | - | 0.7% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,520 | $300 | $1,124 | $96 | 0.6% | |
| Office expenses | $1,515 | $409 | $816 | $290 | 0.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $1,830 | - | reported apart | |||
| Total | $242,000 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $216,556 spent · pay $80,415 · grants $0 · events $887
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $75,000 | $47,800 | $10,200 | $17,000 | 34.6% | |
| Other (as described) | COLLECTIVE IMPACT | $58,559 | $58,559 | - | - | 27.0% |
| Other (as described) | INCLUSIVE HOUSING SUMMIT | $23,507 | $23,507 | - | - | 10.9% |
| Other (as described) | BOARD & STAFF DEVELOPMENT | $17,040 | - | $13,540 | $3,500 | 7.9% |
| All other expenses | $16,162 | $8,498 | $1,090 | $6,574 | 7.5% | |
| Other (as described) | TEACCH NEEDS ASSESSMENT | $13,449 | $13,449 | - | - | 6.2% |
| Payroll taxes | $5,415 | $3,452 | $736 | $1,227 | 2.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,910 | - | $2,910 | - | 1.3% | |
| Insurance | $1,881 | - | $1,881 | - | 0.9% | |
| Office expenses | $1,746 | $1,038 | $326 | $382 | 0.8% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $887 | - | $887 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $1,884 | - | reported apart | |||
| Total | $216,556 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $46,017 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $39,827 | 86.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,928 | 12.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $262 | 0.6% | |
| Total | $46,017 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $45,855 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $43,274 | 94.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,415 | 5.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $166 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $45,855 | 100% |
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