Hitops Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223486441
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Princeton, NJ, USA
Phone
6094532555
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$687,637
Expenses
$870,241
Assets
$1,031,570
Liabilities
$131,546

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LEANNE HUNTER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA SHELBY (EXECUTIVE DI): $113,958 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Hitops has provided sexual health-related information and support for young people in the greater mercer area for almost 35 years, and is an organization focused on amplifying the voice of youth throughout all aspects of our work; developing curricula that are affirming, gender- inclusive, medically accurate, age-appropriate, and sex positive; and grounding all our programming in best practices. In addition, hitops contributes to the field of sexual health by conducting and sharing results of the evaluation of our programs. Our mission is to provide inclusive and youth-informed sex education and support and build affirming communities to foster strong and healthy young people of all identities. We work to fulfill that mission through the following programs and services: - school-based sex education and peer leadership; - training and education for parents, service providers, and businesses; - community-based sexual health education; - lgbtq+ support groups for young people and families

What it reported doing in 2024

Hitops provides comprehensive wellness education, consultation and resources to schools, community based organizations, and individuals designed to reduce risk taking behaviors in young people, including sexual risks. Hitops professional staff conduct workshops for educators, parents, and students at hitops and in partnership with other community organizations (i.e. Schools and after school program providers, etc.), and online. Hitops teen council, a group of trained peer educators, also facilitate workshops with youth within the greater mercer area. Hitops conducted wellness education classes and workshops in schools and community organizations with some of these classes conducted by teen council; the remainder were conducted by health educators. Hitops achieved many points of contact with youth and families through classes and workshops. Hitops provides services to reduce the isolation and increase the capacity of lgbtq youth to live empowered lives. Services include youth groups for young people, parent support groups, and affirmative social activities. Hitops also provides in-service training and consultation to those who work with youth in order to create affirmative environments. Hitops facilitates two state-wide youth forums focused on increasing skills and self-awareness of youth. Hitops conducted education sessions to schools and community organizations in the area of lgbtq issues. At hitops, support groups were conducted to support the needs of lgbtq youth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -26.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.19; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.9% of revenue deployed · 75.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $654K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $114K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.