Community of Hope
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BUILD HOPE AND HEALTHY FAMILIES THROUGH A HELPING HAND PROGRAM OF STRUCTURED HOUSING. ALLOW FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TO REMAIN TOGETHER IN A SAFE AND DECENT LIVING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY MAY GROW STRONG, BECOME SELF-RELIANT, TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, AND CRUSH THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- -49.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 43%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 90
- Highest pay
- $66,250, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 84% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $945,148 spent. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH):OUR EXPERIENCE WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LED US TO UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME HOUSEHOLDS ARE NOT REASONABLY ABLE TO "PULL THEMSELVES UP BY THE BOOTSTRAPS AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE TIMEFRAME ALLOTTED IN A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM. IN FACT, THIS MAY NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE GOAL DUE TO HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, OR OTHER FACTORS BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONTROL. FOR THESE HOUSEHOLDS WE PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.
- $73,025 spent. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING (TH):TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WAS OUR FIRST PROGRAM AND IS STILL KEY TO WHAT COH DOES. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS FAMILIES TO HAVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WHILE STABILIZING IN A SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOME. THE FEES FOR THIS PROGRAM PAY FOR SERVICES, RENT, AND UTILITIES. THIS FEE IS BASED ON INCOME AND IS NOT MORE THAN 30% OF THE TOTAL INCOME OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
- $119,487 spent. HOPE HOUSING SERVICES (HHS):CONSIDERING THE INCREASING GAP BETWEEN TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND THE AVERAGE COST OF HOUSING IN BREVARD, COMMUNITY OF HOPE DOES NOT HAVE THE INVENTORY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN BREVARD. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH PRIVATE LANDLORDS BY HELPING FAMILIES SECURE FUNDING THAT HELPS OFFSET THE EXPENSE OF MARKET BASED HOUSING AND PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
- $44,803 spent. SAFE OVERNIGHT STAY (S.O.S.):THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 2017 WITH A SINGLE UNIT DEDICATED TO VERY SHORT-TERM SHELTER LEADING TO HOUSING. THE PROGRAM PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE AND EASILY SCALABLE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF A PANDEMIC THAT SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED SHELTER OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. S.O.S. HAS GROWN THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT ANDPARTNERSHIPS TO INCLUDE OPTIONS FOR ELDERLY ADULTS AND YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. WE PILOTED THIS PROGRAM WITH THE HOMELESS COALITION SERVING 69 PEOPLE IN OUR FIRST YEAR. IN 2020 COMMUNITY OF HOPE S.O.S ALONE SHELTERED OVER 230 PEOPLE AND THIS NUMBER WAS MAGNIFIED BY THOSE SERVED BY PARTNER AGENCIES. WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUING GROWTH IN THIS PROGRAM. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT JUST SHELTER HOUSEHOLDS BUT RESULTS IN THE VAST MAJORITY ATTAINING LONG-TERM, STABLE HOUSING SOLUTION (92%).READY FOR HOPE (RFH):RFH IS A VERSION OF OUR S.O.S. PROGRAM RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCY, READY FOR LIFE. READY FOR LIFE SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO TRANSITION AGED YOUTH (AGE 18 TO 34), ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE. COMMUNITY OF HOPE PROVIDES SHELTER, HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO THESE YOUTH, ALLOWING READY FOR LIFE TO FOCUS ON OTHER SUPPORTS AND ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO STABILIZE THE CLIENT AND PREPARE THEM FOR INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS. THIS PROGRAM HAS ALREADY BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SHELTERING AND HOUSING SEVERAL OF THESE VULNERABLE YOUTHS. LAND OF HOPE CLT:OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR NEWEST PROGRAM THE LAND OF HOPE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. WE HAVE NOT ONLY SET UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS PROGRAM BUT ALSO ACCOMPLISHED STATEWIDE CERTIFICATION FOR THE PROGRAM. THE CLT MODEL ALLOWS US TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD LAND/PROPERTY FOR PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY. THESE PROPERTIES CAN BE USED FOR BOTH RENTAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP BUT MUST ALWAYS SERVE HOUSEHOLDS UNDER 80% AMI. MOSAIC OUTREACH SERVICES:THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM STARTED AS A COLLABORATION WITH MOSAIC CHURCH, A SERVICE-ORIENTEDCHURCH FOCUSING LARGELY ON THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CHURCH CLOSED BUT COH HAS CONTINUED THIS SERVICE AND THE NAME, HONORING THE CHRISTLIKE SPIRIT OF THIS CHURCH. WE GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WITH THE HOMELESS WHERE THEY ARE, PROVIDE FOR BASIC NEEDS AND HELP THEM FIND HOUSING OPTIONS.BEACON THRIFT IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN EARLY 2025, DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. BEACON THRIFT WILL BE A RESOURCE HUB, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FURNITURE, TO FAMILIES AS THEY MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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