Expressions of Hope

Analysis

Expressions of Hope is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Expressions of Hope reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $321k to $3.4m (+972%), an average of +228% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Expressions of Hope sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arlington Childrens Center Inc ($3.4m), Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Inc ($3.4m) and Hospice of St Lawrence Valley Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $351k against liabilities of $89, net assets of $351k. It reported 5 employees.