ACADEMY OF HOPE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $505K · expenses $469K · assets $487K

EIN
85-1529326
Address
2315 18TH PL NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20018-3610
Website
WWW.ACADEMYOFHOPEFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
B60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2022 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2022 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
MARK KUTNER (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 ↗
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Mission

THROUGH ITS SUPPORT AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES, ACADEMY OF HOPE FOUNDATION ENSURES THAT ADULT LEARNERS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND UPSKILLING.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paul Suijk CHAIR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Terry Salinger SECRETARY2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Mark Kutner TREASURER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Nina Benton DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lawrence Meyer DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Lynn English DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lecester Johnson CEO2023-2024 20 $0 reported 2
Madelaine Ford DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 20242024 0 $0 reported 1
Al J Browne DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 20242024 0 $0 reported 1
Kristina Francis DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 20242024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL SUIJK CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
TERRY SALINGER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
MARK KUTNER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
NINA BENTON DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE MEYER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $02
LYNN ENGLISH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MADELAINE FORD DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 20240 $0$0$0 $01
AL J BROWNE DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 20240 $0$0$0 $01
KRISTINA FRANCIS DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 20240 $0$0$0 $01
LECESTER JOHNSON CEO20 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL SUIJK CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
TERRY SALINGER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
MARK KUTNER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
NINA BENTON DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE MEYER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $02
LYNN ENGLISH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LECESTER JOHNSON CEO20 $0$0$0 $02

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$505,102$469,096 $487,255$318,213 $415,433$87,000 $009
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$398,072$166,787 $288,557$282,207 $238,785$159,287 $007

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $452,500 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
JANE BANCROFT ROBINSON FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$402,500 2024$202,500
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LUCY WEBB HAYNES NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEACONESSES AND MISSION Public charity Exact 2023 1$30,000 2023$30,000
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RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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COALITION FOR D C REPRESENTATION EDUCATION FUNDDCB60 $465,896$324,187 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL JANUARY$51,060 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x, same state
DREAMS ABROAD INCDCB60 $408,065$322,038 PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x, same state
DEMOCRACY A JOURNAL OF IDEAS INCDCB60 $806,869$730,388 Editor$121,923 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x, same state
THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECTDCB60 $921,243$521,350 EXECUTIVE DI$126,298 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x, same state
ALLVANZADCB60 $390,000$230,981 CEO/PRESIDENT$209,506 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x, same state
AWESOME FOUNDATIONILB60 $932,283$1,690,250 CEO$393,015 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
CIVIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONILB60 $495,775$386,986 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
IOWA COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONSIAB60 $513,640$463,021 PRESIDENT$133,877 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
NEW HOPE CHINESE CANCER CARE FOUNDATIONCAB60 $516,037$318,908 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
A AND R MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONALB60 $309,153$271,555 President$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
SUBOPTIC FOUNDATIONFLB60 $526,366$527,347 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
LF FOUNDATION INCNYB60 $750,000$748,128 PRESIDENT$72,009 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
ARC FOUNDATION OF WARREN COUNTY INCNJB60 $255,355$342,324 DIRECTOR$110,466 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
OUR ACADEMYCAB60 $936,504$695,212 PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$155,769 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
HUMAN SERVICE CHAMBER FOUNDATIONOHB60 $719,218$620,138 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
LEADERSHIP KITSAP FOUNDATIONWAB60 $276,393$253,619 Executive Dir.$91,595 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
POLARIS FOUNDATIONCAB60 $500,006$1,519 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
WESTLAKE EDUCATION FOUNDATION USA INCNYB60 $440,666$27,874 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
ICCFA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONVAB60 $408,118$375,406 President$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
TEXAS APARTMENT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXB60 $412,003$281,876 CEO$677,098 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
PENNSYLVANIA CPA FOUNDATIONPAB60 $840,559$910,820 CEO, TREASURER$462,535 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
BALANCED ROCK FOUNDATIONCAB60 $478,779$438,069 Executive Director$102,883 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
CLEVELAND EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATIONMSB60 $417,853$430,755 DIRECTOR, CH$432,270 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
ROTARY ZONES 33-34 FOUNDATIONFLB60 $404,981$869,649 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x
FIRST CHANCE FOUNDATIONTXB60 $355,419$249,748 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code B60, revenue within 2x

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$7,698,54646 152014–2024 AWESOME FOUNDATION; CARLEY CUNNIFF PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION; AXIOM EDUCATION & TRAINING CENTER; FOUNDATION FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING and 11 more
DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor$2,900,0004 12021–2024 HANDS OF HOPE USA
ROSSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,155,17510 12013–2024 CIVIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,057,46961 232016–2024 CEDAR CLASSICAL ACADEMY; FOUNDATION FOR RELIGIOUS LITERACY; BALANCED ROCK FOUNDATION; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAS INC and 19 more
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,802,45033 22009–2024 COALITION FOR D C REPRESENTATION EDUCATION FUND; THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$1,500,0001 12020–2020 WESTLAKE EDUCATION FOUNDATION USA INC
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$1,428,39812 12012–2024 VISION 2000 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
HELEN LINDSAY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,100,0008 12017–2024 VITREORETINAL SURGERY FOUNDATION
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$865,0007 22018–2023 MINNESOTA YOUTH COLLECTIVE EDUCATION FUND; COALITION FOR D C REPRESENTATION EDUCATION FUND
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$822,51536 22010–2024 HUMAN SERVICE CHAMBER FOUNDATION; LAWRENCE FUNDERBURKE YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$735,00012 22013–2024 MINDFUL BIRTHING & PARENTING FOUNDATION; COALITION FOR D C REPRESENTATION EDUCATION FUND
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$710,0005 12019–2024 ICCFA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
PROTEUS FUND INC DAF sponsor$675,00011 12013–2023 COALITION FOR D C REPRESENTATION EDUCATION FUND
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION Private foundation$550,0005 12022–2024 MINNESOTA YOUTH COLLECTIVE EDUCATION FUND
DUPAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$479,7509 12012–2024 KIDSMATTER FOUNDATION INC

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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 · $469,096 spent · pay $0 · grants $370,580 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $370,580$370,580-- 79.0%
Fees: other services $67,776$14,340$47,901$5,535 14.4%
Other (as described)CONFERENCE FACILITIES $22,854--$22,854 4.9%
Office expenses $4,331-$4,331- 0.9%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,788--$1,788 0.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $941$941-- 0.2%
Insurance $826-$826- 0.2%
Total$469,096100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $166,787 spent · pay $0 · grants $68,350 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $86,538$22,572$18,822$45,144 51.9%
Grants to US individuals $68,350$68,350-- 41.0%
Office expenses $3,928-$1,245$2,683 2.4%
Fees: accounting $3,750-$3,750- 2.2%
Information technology $3,002-$1,131$1,871 1.8%
Insurance $1,029-$1,029- 0.6%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $190--$190 0.1%
Total$166,787100%

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