Hope Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE LIFE-SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, AND HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $15.8 million
- Spending
- $11.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 41%
- Employees
- 146
- Volunteers
- 1,200
- Highest pay
- $193,358, coo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2531 of 31 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (5)
- $4.2 million spent. SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY PROGRAM US A NONMEDICAL SAFE OFF STREETS UNIT AT THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CENTERS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFERS FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 17,775 NIGHTS LODGING 53,325 MEALS SERVED 101 WOMEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. MEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 33,906 NIGHTS LODGING 117,043 MEALS SERVED 361 MEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. FOLLOW UP STUDIES INDICATE THE MEN HAVE A CONTINUING SOBRIETY RATE OF 65% AT ONE YEAR WHILE THE WOMEN MAINTAIN A 70% SOBRIETY RATE. SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY PROGRAM US A NONMEDICAL SAFE OFF STREETS UNIT AT THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CENTERS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFERS FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 17,775 NIGHTS LODGING 53,325 MEALS SERVED 101 WOMEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. MEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 33,906 NIGHTS LODGING 117,043 MEALS SERVED 361 MEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. FOLLOW UP STUDIES INDICATE THE MEN HAVE A CONTINUING SOBRIETY RATE OF 65% AT ONE YEAR WHILE THE WOMEN MAINTAIN A 70% SOBRIETY RATE.
- $1.9 million spent. SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDES OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTER TO ADULT MEN WITH A BED CAPACITY OF 144 AND AN OVERFLOW CAPACITY AROUND 250 MEN A NIGHT. THE SHELTER PROVIDED 58,592 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND SERVED 103,525 MEALS IN 2025. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER ALSO PROVIDES CLOTHING, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN ADDITION TO BASIC CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH HOUSING, APPLYING FOR BENEFITS AND OTHER SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH MOVING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
- $1.6 million spent. MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST MEN WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY PROVIDING COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE USING A COMMUNITY BASED MODEL. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS CLIENTS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE COME FROM INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS JAILS, PRISONS, AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, WITH TRANSITIONING INTO HOUSING AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. 56 MEN WERE ADMITTED INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM LAST YEAR.
- $2.9 million spent. 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.
- 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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