The Hope Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Barbara h. Rouse apartments is a 44 unit apartment building that provides drug and alcohol free affordable permanent housing for women in recovery. It also provides an atmosphere that supports their continued sobriety and is located next to the women's recovery program where residents can continue to receive services. Employment services program prepares residents to enter the job market by providing job readiness skills, including resume building, assistance with completing online applications or interviewing skills. The program also assists with applying for jobs in the community and the program coordinator meets with local employers to facilitate employment opportunities. Services include providing transportation to interviews and orientations and education on budgeting and saving money in preparation for life outside of the hope center. Mobile outreach program brings the hope center's services to those men and women who may be most needy. Stationed at a different lexington church every weekday, hope mobile staff are equipped to assist clients, provide for basic needs, refer them elsewhere or transport them to the hope center or another appropriate agency. Street outreach program engages those within the community experiencing homelessness and are resistant to come to the shelter or seek the services offered to them. Intensive outpatient program provides group therapy and education groups focused on a recovery lifestyle and promotes aa and na as 12-step programs. Clients are provided services by peer support specialists, case management staff, licensed and certified alcohol and drug counselors and licensed and certified social workers. Hope center services provides drug/alcohol counseling, testing and intensive outpatient services with medicaid billing reimbursement from insurance companies.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 67.6%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $22.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Limited
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 27.6%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings