Hope's Front Door

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270073814
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Downers Grove, IL, USA
Phone
6303229803
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Gift Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$392,746
Expenses
$427,960
Assets
$225,461
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES GAW (PRESIDENT)
  • ADRIENNE COLVERT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JANELL ROBINSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JANELL ROBINSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $87,179 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Hope's front door assists needy individuals and their families and the homeless in our area by: engaging, educating and empowering. We engage by addressing their immediate needs through vouchers; we educate through our self-sufficiency programs and referrals to community resources; we empower to make positive, sustainable changes in their lives and in their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Immediate assistance program (iap) - iap provides for urgent needs for food and transportation in the form of food vouchers (grocery store gift certificates), meal vouchers, gas vouchers, train and bus passes. Recent research has shown that importance of programs that address basic needs and economic inequality, such as hfd's immediate assistance program and banking assistance, not only to alleviate food insecurity and prevent homelessness; but, it is paramount in helping people avoid some physical and mental health issues. The issues faced by those experiencing a financial crisis include mental stress, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and/or diabetes. Over 40% of our clients self report dealing with these diseases. Part of the iap is providing referrals and enrollment to other human services organizations. We help clients reach out to other helping organizations for assistance for a multitude of issues.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 70% for direct work, and 30% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.9%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 70.2%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.4%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.9% of revenue deployed · 70.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $300K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $87K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.