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HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY (EIN 41-1975574)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202611329349303761
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-12T11:34:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN471019942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CREATIVE PLANNING TAX LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 E PARK AVE STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWATERLOOCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP50703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411975574EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOPEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6517964500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 PAYNE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN XIONGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6517964500PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN ARONSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01425251PTIN
Phone3192346885PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEVIN XIONGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 PAYNE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,286,236GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HOPE-SCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOPERATION OF AN ACCREDITED, PUBLIC CO-EDUCATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL IN ST. PAUL, MN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income-$28,761PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$187PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$15,303CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,183,051PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,286,236CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$397,791PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$7,528,437TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$361,834NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF HOPE (HMONG OPEN PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION) COMMUNITY ACADEMY IS TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE HIGH ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHILE EMBRACING HMONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,810,923ExpenseAmt
Revenue$31,046RevenueAmt
DescHOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY IS AN ACCREDITED PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE EASTSIDE OF ST. PAUL. THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND TRUSTING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EACH STUDENT IS VALUED AND CHALLENGED TO GROW ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. HMONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ARE ONE OF THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE SCHOOLS FOCUS. IN FY2025, OVERALL STUDENT NUMBERS WERE 786.HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K-3 IN 2000. GRADE LEVELS WERE ADDED ANNUALLY UNTIL WE REACHED 8TH GRADE. IN 2020, IN ORDER TO GIVE STUDENTS A CONTINUOUS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND DUE TO GROWING PARENT INTEREST, WE ADDED PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND HIGH SCHOOL TO OUR GRADE LEVEL OFFERINGS. THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE FOURTH YEAR OF HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY'S HIGH SCHOOL. IN JUNE 2025, HOPE SAW IT FIRST GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$12,810,923TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CREATIVE PLANNINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9525636800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 AMERICAN WEST BLVD SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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DON LORR
BOARD CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN SHAW
TEACHER MEMBER42.000.00Yes (X)$51,702$0$13,445
STACI AHRENS
TEACHER MEMBER42.000.00Yes (X)$65,945$0$6,330
PATCHIA XIONG VANG
SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY WILDEBUER
SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAYLEY BALL
TREASURER (END 12/24)2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REONA VANG
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAHNHIA LOR
MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YANG LOR
MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE XIONG
TEACHER MEMBER42.000.00Yes (X)$3,410$0$298
MAYCHY VU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/25)41.001.00Yes (X)$129,045$0$27,260
MELISSA DAMON
PRINCIPAL/CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR(BEG 6/25)41.000.00Yes (X)$108,683$0$33,591
MICHAEL REED
PRINCIPAL/CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR (BEG 6/25)41.000.00Yes (X)$103,045$0$18,571
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CKC GOOD FOOD
2919 WEST SERVICE ROADEAGANMN55121FOOD SERVICE$837,168
JME TRANSIT INC
2507 WALNUT STREETROSEVILLEMN55113TRANSPORTATION$548,290
4MATIV TECHNOLOGIES
959 DAYTON AVEST PAULMN55104TRANSPORTATION$412,449
EZY-RIDE 4U LLC
749 NORTH MILTON STREETST PAULMN55104TRANSPORTATION SERVICES$403,476
SOLIANT HEALTH LLC
5550 PEACHTREE PKWY STE 500PEACHTREE CORNERSGA30092INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES$265,458
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$16,250,633GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,218AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$16,254,851TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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FEES FROM PUPILS611710$14,842$14,842
FOOD SALES611710$1,240$1,240
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,082TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$339GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$339TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$339ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,964RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$14,964OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,286,236TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$339ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$598,841TotalAmt
Program Services$171,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$427,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,588,528TotalAmt
Program Services$5,194,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$393,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$485,433TotalAmt
Program Services$448,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$605,126TotalAmt
Program Services$563,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$464,557TotalAmt
Program Services$384,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,758TotalAmt
Management And General$40,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,922TotalAmt
Management And General$143,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,068,285TotalAmt
Program Services$3,001,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,273TotalAmt
Management And General$7,273ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,874TotalAmt
Program Services$204,943ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$465,780TotalAmt
Program Services$431,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,468,715TotalAmt
Program Services$1,468,715ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,261TotalAmt
Program Services$36,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,727TotalAmt
Program Services$16,727ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,004TotalAmt
Program Services$306,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,178TotalAmt
Program Services$53,178ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES$288,745$288,745
EQUIPT RENTAL & MAINT$101,473$99,954$1,519
FIELD TRIPS$101,381$101,381
DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS$40,002$582$39,420

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,829TotalAmt
Program Services$37,829ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,188,692TotalAmt
Program Services$12,810,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,377,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$833,596BOYAmt
EOY$3,091,301EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,750,807BOYAmt
EOY$1,612,883EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,610BOYAmt
EOY$677,743EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,723BOYAmt
EOY$138,185EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,307,014LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,731,036LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$671,625BOYAmt
EOY$575,978EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,796,331BOYAmt
EOY$1,794,181EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,359,692BOYAmt
EOY$7,890,271EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$674,209BOYAmt
EOY$996,385EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,000BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,804,827BOYAmt
EOY$6,532,052EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,488,036BOYAmt
EOY$7,528,437EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$2,128,344BOYAmt
EOY$361,834EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$2,128,344BOYAmt
EOY$361,834EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,359,692BOYAmt
EOY$7,890,271EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,097,544ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$392,634OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$232,533OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,388DepreciationAmt
Book Value$155,145BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,074,481OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,653,648DepreciationAmt
Book Value$420,833BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$575,978TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM HCA BUILDING COMPANY$195,960
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS - PENSION$1,389,137
ROU ASSET$209,084
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,794,181TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
NET PENSION LIABILITY$4,741,872
DEFERRED INFLOWS - PENSIONS$1,571,112
ROU LIABILITY$219,068
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,532,052TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHARTER SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION (501)(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATE INCOME TAX LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL QUALIFY AS A CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION BY THE CONTRIBUTOR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE POLICY IS INCLUDED ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN BROCHURES GIVEN TO PARENTS OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6AS A MN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE ACADEMY RECEIVES STATE EDUCATION AID AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAYCHY VUPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/25)TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$129,045BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,694DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,566NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$156,305TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. 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 SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH AUTHORITY SHALL NOT OPERATE TO CIRCUMVENT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ASTAFF MEMBERS EMPLOYED AT THE HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY CORPORATION, AND ALL PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VOTING ELIGIBILITY EXPIRES UPON THE END OF EMPLOYMENT FOR STAFF MEMBERS, THE END OF ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN FOR PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND THE END OF BOARD SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE BOARD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE CAN BE CHANGED ONLY: BY 1) A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL, AND, 2) A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE EXISTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS (AT NO TIME CAN AN ELIGIBLE VOTER HAVE TWO VOTES BECAUSE OF BOARD MEMBERSHIP) AND, 3) THE AUTHORIZER'S APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL 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 DOCUMENTS IN THE MEETING MINUTES OR AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD CREATES AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE ANNUALLY MADE UP OF THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS ON PERFORMANCE AGAINST GOALS AND DISCUSSES WITH THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE THEN BRINGS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD ON RENEWAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CONTRACT. COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR OTHER STAFF ARE APPROVED WHEN THE BOARD APPROVES THE BUDGET AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ACADEMY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A:RELATED BOARD MEMBERS PER MN STATUTE 124E.07, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE LICENSED TEACHERS AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STACI AHRENS, LEE XIONG AND BRIAN SHAW ARE BOARD MEMBERS BUT RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS TEACHERS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GTRANSPORTATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,183,474. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,183,474. FOOD SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 867,280. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 867,280. OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 950,479. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,052. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,017,531.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 25:PENSION LIABILITIES, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS & INFLOWS PENSION: AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, PARTICIPATION IN TWO MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER, COST-SHARING DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED. THE SCHOOL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANS ARE ALSO REGULATED BY STATUTE AND ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF SALARIES AND WAGES EARNED BY CURRENT EMPLOYEES. THEREFORE, WHILE THE NET PENSION LIABILITY, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS, ARE REPORTED ON THE SCHOOL'S STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, THE SCHOOL IS NOT IN A POSITION TO DIRECTLY CONTROL THE LIABILITIES OR THE SUBSEQUENT LIQUIDATION OF THE LIABILITIES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PENSION EXPENSE RELATING TO NET PENSION LIABILITIES 392,634.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HCA BUILDING COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 PAYNE AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN341734513EIN
Primary ActivitiesLEASE BUILDING TO SCHOOLPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
HCA BUILDING COMPANY
K$1,453,187LEASE AGREEMENT
HCA BUILDING COMPANY
Q$195,960CASH BALANCE