Hero Community Program Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521725328
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Trappe, MD, USA
Phone
4108220451
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,700
Expenses
$176,651
Assets
$70,076
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DUANE P DIETER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DUANE P DIETER (PRESIDENT)
  • BARBARA DIETER (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
  • WALTER MOORE (DIRECTOR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The hero community program seeks to foster positive relationships within our community by providing a full-circle and specialized training program for vetted professionals, a mentorship program for youth, and mechanisms for community outreach.

What it reported doing in 2024

Snf - hcp works directly with the youth and also develops mentors who help the youth build confidence and self-esteem, equipping them with skills to make positive life choices. Through structured training that includes discussions, physical training, and realistic scenarios, participants gain the courage and self-assurance needed to stay on a constructive path and resist negative influences. Hcp encourages unity through mutual respect and appreciation, working to address local issues and build a stronger, more connected community. Hcp seeks to foster positive relationships within our community by providing a full-circle and specialized training program to vetted professionals, a mentorship program for youth, and mechanisms for community outreach.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,291%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 74.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -126.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -58.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $177K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.