Hopes Hands Community Collaborative

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261640345
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Owenton, KY, USA
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$218,656
Expenses
$206,854
Assets
$28,859
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAUREN KEITH (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Sarah P Wood (Director): $61,212 total reported compensation
  • Becky Gibson (Treasurer): $2,600 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Create opportunities for communication, networking, and learning; Build and support relationships and communities within Owen County; Identify and promote transformation in practice, services, and public policy; Develop and provide access to resources and leadership; andAssist with the implementation of services to meet the needs of the citizens of Owen County.

What it reported doing in 2025

Drug Free Communities Grant Accomplishments: The Owen County Drug Prevention Coalition has implemented evidence-based prevention strategies throughout the Owen County School District and the broader community. Our primary goal is to foster collaboration in implementing programs and strategies that aim to reduce youth substance use. As a coalition, we organize and support positive school and community events, offering both educational resources and a safe environment for youth.Programs for 2020 includedResponsible Beverage Server Training for all Owen County alcohol retailersIn-Depth Tobacco Education training for students at MBMSThe Dinner Table ProjectThe Not In My House CampaignDistribution of medication lock boxes and disposal pouchesHopes Hands offers additional programming aimed at reducing youth substance abuse, including: Dolly Partons Imagination Library: Providing books to children from birth to age 5 to encourage early literacy and positive development.Owen County Youth Services Center: Supporting students in grades 5 through 12 by reducing barriers to education and providing resources for success.Owen County Christmas Project: Serving students from preschool through 12th grade with holiday support.School Supplies Program: Ensuring students have the necessary supplies for success in the classroom.Power Pack Program: Providing weekend and holiday meals to students in need to ensure they have access to nutritious food.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.7%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 57.8%; rating input score 58
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.8%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -44.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 51.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.7% of revenue deployed · 57.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 0 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $120K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $61K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.