Hopebuilders Home Repair Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
481248881
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Overland Park, KS, USA
Phone
7858406635
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing Rehabilitation

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,149,561
Expenses
$1,034,559
Assets
$440,729
Liabilities
$14,959

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF KRISTENSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR former)
  • GREG WAYNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR former)
  • SUE FENSKE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR former)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFF KRISTENSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR former): $51,683 total reported compensation
  • GREG WAYNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR former): $15,625 total reported compensation
  • SUE FENSKE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR former): $13,942 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Serving older adults and individuals liviing with disabilities by providing accessibility and home repair

What it reported doing in 2024

HopeBUILDERS serves older adults and individuals living with disabilities by providing accessibility and home repair. By providing critical home repairs, accessibility modifications, and safety upgrades at no cost, HopeBUILDERS fills a vital gap for vulnerable populations left behind by traditional housing solutions. Eligible clients earn under 80 area median income and are over age 62 and/or living with disability. In 2024 we completed 584 projects at 150 homes, impacting 247 household members. 255 repairs were home repair 1 plumbing, 191 were accessibility modification 1 handrails. We completed 38 wheelchair ramps. 226 volunteers volunteered gave a total of 5,092 hours. Volunteer hours are valued at 33.49/hour, for a total impact of 170,531.

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.
  • 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.8%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd 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: 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: 10%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.9%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.8% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $859K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.