HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY (EIN 41-1975574)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-05-01
IRS object ID: 201741219349300424
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-01T10:28:26-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411975574	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HOPE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6517964500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	720 PAYNE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAYCHY VU	PersonNm
Person Title	SCHOOL DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6517964500	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-04-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DENNIS HOOGEVEEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01788739	PTIN
Phone	6123764500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MAYCHY VU	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	720 PAYNE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,223,726	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HOPE-SCHOOL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	HOPE (HMONG OPEN PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION) IS A CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS IN K-8.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	87	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,604,573	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,178,157	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,571	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$12,168	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$155	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$2,086	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$25,479	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$30,021	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,634,778	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,218,260	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,060,717	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,054,839	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,519,746	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,617,535	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,580,463	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,672,374	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$54,315	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$454,114	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,330,260	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,034,078	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,411,934	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,533,751	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$918,326	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$500,327	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF HOPE (HMONG OPEN PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION) COMMUNITY ACADEMY IS TO EDUCATE ALL STUDENTS TO HIGHEST LEVELS OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL STANDARDS WITH A FOCUS ON HMONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,630,768	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$11,210	RevenueAmt
Desc	ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION - HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY SERVED 512 STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE IN THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,630,768	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	87	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BELTZ KES DARLING & ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6514632233	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	22488 CHIPPENDALE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FARMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55024	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MORGAN THAO
CHAIR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUAVAH LEE
TREASURER (THROUGH 12/13/15)	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,885	$0	$213
PAO YANG
TREASURER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT SUNDLY
SECRETARY	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIRANDA MELLSTROM
TEACHER MEMBER	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$49,613	$0	$6,293
JESSICA THAO
MEMBER/PARENT	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAI VANG
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATTY WOOLFREY
TEACHER MEMBER	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$48,170	$0	$4,034
MAYCHY VU
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$110,259	$0	$19,449
JOANNE RACHEL
BUSINESS MANAGER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$67,226	$0	$5,320

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$278,153	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$35,309	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CKC GOOD FOOD
PO BOX 431419	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55443	STUDENT MEAL CATERING	$420,981
HMONG AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP
1075 ARCADE STREET EAST	ST PAUL	MN	55106	TRANSPORTATION	$339,867
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING
2233 UNIVERSITY AVENUE W	ST PAUL	MN	55114	STUDENT SUPPORT	$298,204
COMPUTER INTEGRATION TECH
2375 VENTURA DRIVE	WOODBURY	MN	55125	IT MAINTENANCE	$287,950
JME TRANSIT
3140 IRVING AVE S	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55408	STUDENT TRANSPORTATION	$217,644

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$7,176,404	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,753	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,178,157	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REV	900099	$10,363	$10,363
FOOD SERVICE REVENUE	611710	$958		$958
FEES FROM PATRONS	611710	$847	$847

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$12,168	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$329	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$329	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$560	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$560	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$560	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$560	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$2,415	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$2,415	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$2,415	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$2,415	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$5,383	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$3,051	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,332	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,332	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$27,129	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$27,129	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$27,129	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,218,260	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,210	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,893	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$373,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$152,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$220,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,936,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,656,984	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$279,681	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,429	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,343	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,086	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$227,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$301,756	TotalAmt
Program Services	$205,910	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,750	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,411	TotalAmt
Management And General	$101,411	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$606,864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$409,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$197,701	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$949,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$879,286	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$822,902	TotalAmt
Program Services	$821,565	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,274	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,098	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$176	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,356	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,220	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,114	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,875	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,875	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION	$819,075	$819,075
SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPEN	$163,350	$163,350
DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS	$33,362	$987	$32,375
CAPITAL EXPENSES	$7,822	$7,822

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$486	TotalAmt
Management And General	$486	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,672,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,630,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,041,606	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,339,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,246,133	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$999,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$664,816	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,048	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,046	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,625,752	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,256,642	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$351,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$369,110	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$614,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$696,973	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,330,260	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,034,078	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$262,470	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,158,870	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,271,281	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,411,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,533,751	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$566,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$131,217	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$351,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$369,110	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$918,326	BOYAmt
EOY	$500,327	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,330,260	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,034,078	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$454,114	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$36,115	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,625,752	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,256,642	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$369,110	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$369,110	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM HCA BUILDING COMPANY	$10,026
DEFERRED PENSION OUTFLOWS	$686,947

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$696,973	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITY PAYABLE	$2,854,727
DEFERRED PENSION INFLOWS	$380,099
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE	$36,455

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,271,281	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,884,519	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$663,844	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$663,844	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,220,675	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$2,415	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$2,415	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,218,260	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,353,459	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$767,305	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$767,305	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,586,154	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$86,220	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$86,220	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,672,374	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BUILDING COMPANY REVENUES REPORTED ON A SEPARATE RETURN 663,844.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -2,415.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CAPITALIZED EXPENDITURES 106,229. BUILDING COMPANY EXPENSES REPORTED ON A SEPARATE RETURN 640,014. PRINCIPAL PAYMENT ON CAPITAL LEASE 21,062.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 86,220.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE POLICY IS INCLUDED ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN BROCHURES GIVEN TO PARENTS OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMMISSIONED BY AND RESPONSIBLE TO THE BOARD IN MATTERS OF EMERGENCY AND IN INTERIM PERIODS BETWEEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AND EXERCISES THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH AUTHORITY DOES NOT CIRCUMVENT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	PARENTS OF HOPE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ELECT THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL'S MANAGEMENT. THE REVIEWED DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES SCRUPULOUSLY SHALL AVOID ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF THE ACADEMY, IN ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THEM ON BEHALF OF THE ACADEMY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY SHALL HAVE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN, OR RELATIONSHIP WITH, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WHICH PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO ANY TRANSACTION WITH THE ACADEMY, SUCH PERSON SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH INTEREST OR RELATIONSHIP AND SHALL THEREAFTER REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING OR VOTING ON THE PARTICULAR TRANSACTION IN WHICH HE HAS AN INTEREST, OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO EXERT ANY INFLUENCE ON THE ACADEMY, OR ITS COMPONENTS TO AFFECT A DECISION TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH TRANSACTION. CONFLICTS SHALL BE REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OR AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 2013-2014, THE SCHOOL WORKED WITH A HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP AN INITIAL SALARY SCALE THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE CONSULTANT DID A STUDY COMPARISON OF TEACHER SALARY TO OTHER SIMILAR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN PUTTING THE DRAFT SALARY SCHEDULE TOGETHER. IN SCHOOL YEAR 2015-16, TEACHER SALARIES WAS INCREASED BY 5%. THE COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE APPROVED WHEN THE BOARD APPROVED THE 2015 BUDGET AS A WHOLE. THE APPROVAL WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE 2015 PROCESS INCLUDED THE COMPENSATION FOR THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND BUSINESS MANAGER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE SCHOOL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN PENSION LIABILITY 36,115.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1, EXPLANATION OF OTHER METHOD OF ACCOUNTING:	THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS A MODIFIED ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING AS PRESCRIBED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REPORTED USING THE ECONOMIC RESOURCES MEASUREMENT FOCUS AND THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. GRANTS AND SIMILAR ITEMS ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE PROVIDER HAVE BEEN MET.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HCA BUILDING COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	720 PAYNE AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55130	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311734513	EIN
Primary Activities	LEASE BUILDING TO SCHOOL	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 11A, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HCA BUILDING COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	K	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$663,839	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	LEASE AGREEMENT	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt