Hands of Hope America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843782110
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Clermont, FL, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$131,573
Expenses
$177,802
Assets
$18,413

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EVELISSE M BOOKHOUT (PRESIDENT)
  • GARCIA MARITZA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • EVELISSE M BOOKHOUT (PRESIDENT)
  • GARCIA MARITZA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SWEETEN TINORA (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Hands of Hope America is a nonprofit organization committed to equipping empowering and restoring disenfranchised individuals families and children in the Four Corners region of Central Florida including Lake Polk Osceola and Orange Counties. The organization provides accessible culturally sensitive and evidence-based services that address food insecurity financial instability mental health needs education and workforce development. Through a holistic community-centered approach Hands of Hope America works to strengthen families and promote long-term self-sufficiency.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provides emergency and bi-weekly food distribution to families experiencing food insecurity. The program includes partnerships with local food banks and integrates case management to connect clients with additional resources.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -35.1%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $178K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.