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SCHOOL OF HOPE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $555K · expenses $555K · assets $968K

EIN
47-5609103
Address
111 BURNS ST, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301-5836
NTEE code
B28
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

PROVIDE EDUCATION AND THERAPY FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN,

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Amy L Sparks CEO2020-2024 60 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 24 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY L SPARKS CEO60 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 24 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY L SPARKS CEO60 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 24 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY L SPARKS CEO60 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 17 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY L SPARKS CEO60 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 17 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY L SPARKS CEO60 $0$0$0 $01

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.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 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$555,103$555,103 $967,541$596,575 $0$555,103 $28,0002416
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$840,152$418,894 $421,258$421,258 $0$840,152 $28,0002415
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$448,141$418,894 $29,247$29,247 $0$448,141 $23,3842415
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,273$176,790 $46,321$46,321 $0$149,273 $17,08517-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$350,347$338,907 $73,838$73,838 $0$348,546 $0175

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $33,362 in all, tax years 2020 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
CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$32,162 2024$8,536
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THE MCNEELY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SCHOOL OF HOPE” 2020-2021 2$1,200 2021$1,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE DAF sponsor$2,673,22116 12009–2024 KENLEY SCHOOL
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$1,883,66919 22009–2024 SPECIAL ED ACADEMY OF DEAL INC; FRIENDS OF KOLLEL DVAR ELYON INC
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,242,9275 22016–2024 MATTHEW 19 14; ACCELERATED SCHOOLS
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$895,96127 122014–2024 BLOSSOM SCHOOL INC; SPECIAL ED ACADEMY OF DEAL INC; KILDONAN SCHOOL; IMPACT ACADEMY OF TALLAHASSEE INC and 8 more
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor$890,5004 32023–2024 BLOSSOM SCHOOL INC; BLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY INC; MATHEWS COUNTY SCHOOL OF COUNTRY ARTS INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$870,05033 112013–2024 ZIMMERMAN SCHOOL HOUSE INC; WALTON COUNTY CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER INC; EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE INC; FANNIN CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER INC and 7 more
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA DAF sponsor$866,79925 12009–2024 OROT
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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 · $555,103 spent · pay $409,422 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $269,325$269,325-- 48.5%
All other expenses $123,507$123,507-- 22.2%
Payroll taxes $112,097$112,097-- 20.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $28,000$28,000-- 5.0%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $5,572$5,572-- 1.0%
Fees: other services $5,428$5,428-- 1.0%
Other (as described)SECURITY $5,078$5,078-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,700$2,700-- 0.5%
Insurance $1,369$1,369-- 0.2%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $766$766-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $546$546-- 0.1%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $458$458-- 0.1%
Information technology $257$257-- 0.0%
Total$555,103100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $418,894 spent · pay $338,879 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $279,950$279,950-- 66.8%
Occupancy $44,985$44,985-- 10.7%
Payroll taxes $30,929$30,929-- 7.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $28,000$28,000-- 6.7%
All other expenses $18,504$18,504-- 4.4%
Insurance $6,134$6,134-- 1.5%
Other (as described)SECURITY $4,330$4,330-- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $2,400$2,400-- 0.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $1,191$1,191-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,020$1,020-- 0.2%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $843$843-- 0.2%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $306$306-- 0.1%
Information technology $302$302-- 0.1%
Total$418,894100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $418,894 spent · pay $278,117 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $212,552$212,552-- 50.7%
Occupancy $44,046$44,046-- 10.5%
Payroll taxes $42,181$42,181-- 10.1%
Fees: other services $33,639$33,639-- 8.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $23,384$23,384-- 5.6%
Other (as described)SECURITY $19,551$19,551-- 4.7%
Office expenses $10,452$10,452-- 2.5%
Information technology $7,608$7,608-- 1.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $5,753$5,753-- 1.4%
Interest $5,500$5,500-- 1.3%
Insurance $5,450$5,450-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,400$2,400-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,685$1,685-- 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,475$1,475-- 0.4%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $1,399$1,399-- 0.3%
All other expenses $1,068$1,068-- 0.3%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $723$723-- 0.2%
Travel $28$28-- 0.0%
Total$418,894100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $176,790 spent · pay $117,648 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $98,280$98,280-- 55.6%
Occupancy $29,568$29,568-- 16.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $17,085$17,085-- 9.7%
All other expenses $13,071$13,071-- 7.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $4,754$4,754-- 2.7%
Information technology $2,525$2,525-- 1.4%
Payroll taxes $2,267$2,267-- 1.3%
Other (as described)SECURITY $2,101$2,101-- 1.2%
Office expenses $2,081$2,081-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,600$1,600-- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,248$1,248-- 0.7%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $1,128$1,128-- 0.6%
Insurance $909$909-- 0.5%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $129$129-- 0.1%
Travel $28$28-- 0.0%
Other employee benefits $16$16-- 0.0%
Total$176,790100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $338,907 spent · pay $253,148 · grants $0 · events $2,592
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $203,737$203,737-- 60.1%
Payroll taxes $49,411$49,411-- 14.6%
Occupancy $33,504$33,504-- 9.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $18,647$18,647-- 5.5%
Office expenses $8,021$8,021-- 2.4%
Insurance $6,007$6,007-- 1.8%
Fees: other services $5,704$5,704-- 1.7%
Other (as described)SECURITY $3,643$3,643-- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,592$2,592-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,400$2,400-- 0.7%
Travel $2,266$2,266-- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $2,205$2,205-- 0.7%
Fees: legal $397$397-- 0.1%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $200$200-- 0.1%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $173$173-- 0.1%
Total$338,907100%

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