Hope for Ukraine Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811401967
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Roseland, NJ, USA
Phone
9737951203
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,036,260
Expenses
$4,234,470
Assets
$6,756,790
Liabilities
$45,167

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • YURIY BOYECHKO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • YURIY BOYECHKO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $122,788 total reported compensation
  • YAROSLAV BOYECHKO (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $78,365 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To empower communities and individuals in ukraine by providing responsive humanitarian aid, fostering sustainable solutions, and advocating for a peaceful future. We are dedicated to supporting those in need, addressing various aspects of well-being, from basic necessities to education and healthcare. Our purpose is to serve individuals and families of the poorest communities in ukraine.

What it reported doing in 2025

Children and youth programs: hosted over 4,000 children of war in summer of hope camps, offering safe spaces for play, learning, and psychosocial support. Distributed over 2,000 christmas gifts, bringing moments of warmth and celebration to children during the holidays.healthcare initiatives: delivered 10 stabilization medical containers to frontline regions, strengthening emergency response capacity. Funded 10 corrective scoliosis surgeries for children, restoring mobility, health, and long-term quality of life.housing and shelter: hosted over 100 internally displaced individuals at the hfu refugee center, providing shelter and essential care in a safe and supportive environment.refugee support: supported 210 ukrainian refugee families in the united states with direct assistance, helping them navigate housing, resources, and stability.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 66% for direct work, and 34% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.2%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 15.9%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.6; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 35.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 31.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 39.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.2% of revenue deployed · 89.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 12 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.