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Hanover Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc.

EIN 02-0575282 • 501(c)3 • Hanover, PA

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N Coverage

Profile

To suppport innovative educational programs conducted at hanover public school district in hanover, pennsylvania.

PO Box 915Hanover, PA 17331

www.hpsd.k12.pa.us

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

16th percentile

-42%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

40th percentile

-10.0%

Faster asset growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

51st percentile

-1.2%

Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Down

$102,995

Down $11,388 (-10.0%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$102,995

Down $11,388 (-10.0%) from 2024

Revenue

Down

$27,183

Down $328 (-1.2%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$38,571

Down $47,573 (-55%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$11,388

Up $47,245 (+81%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2010: $83,974Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $83,9742010Assets 2011: $78,455Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $78,594Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $78,5942012Assets 2015: $143,584Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $143,5842015Assets 2016: $137,113Liabilities 2016: $2,000Net Assets 2016: $135,1132016Assets 2017: $195,809Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $195,8092017Assets 2018: $202,087Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $202,0872018Assets 2019: $225,584Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $225,5842019Assets 2020: $193,493Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $193,4932020Assets 2021: $167,077Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $167,0772021Assets 2022: $161,976Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $161,9762022Assets 2023: $173,016Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $173,0162023Assets 2024: $114,383Net Assets 2024: $114,3832024Assets 2025: $102,995Net Assets 2025: $102,9952025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$102,995
Liabilities-
Net Assets$102,995

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $22,389Expenses 2010: $17,607Net Income 2010: $4,7822010Revenue 2011: $9,718Expenses 2011: $15,237Net Income 2011: -$5,5192011Revenue 2012: $16,288Expenses 2012: $16,149Net Income 2012: $1392012Revenue 2015: $213,036Expenses 2015: $149,380Net Income 2015: $63,6562015Revenue 2016: $114,977Expenses 2016: $123,448Net Income 2016: -$8,4712016Revenue 2017: $138,873Expenses 2017: $78,177Net Income 2017: $60,6962017Revenue 2018: $234,045Expenses 2018: $227,767Net Income 2018: $6,2782018Revenue 2019: $212,233Expenses 2019: $188,736Net Income 2019: $23,4972019Revenue 2020: $101,195Expenses 2020: $133,286Net Income 2020: -$32,0912020Revenue 2021: $78,871Expenses 2021: $105,287Net Income 2021: -$26,4162021Revenue 2022: $77,867Expenses 2022: $82,968Net Income 2022: -$5,1012022Revenue 2023: $71,964Expenses 2023: $60,924Net Income 2023: $11,0402023Revenue 2024: $27,511Expenses 2024: $86,144Net Income 2024: -$58,6332024Revenue 2025: $27,183Expenses 2025: $38,571Net Income 2025: -$11,3882025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$27,183
Expenses$38,571
Net Income-$11,388

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.03$1.03$0.27$0.39$0.11
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.14$1.14$0.28$0.86$0.59
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.73$0.00$1.73$0.72$0.61$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.62$0.00$1.62$0.78$0.83$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.67$0.00$1.67$0.79$1.05$0.26
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.93$0.00$1.93$1.01$1.33$0.32
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.26$0.00$2.26$2.12$1.89$0.23
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.02$0.00$2.02$2.34$2.28$0.06
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.96$0.00$1.96$1.39$0.78$0.61
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.37$0.02$1.35$1.15$1.23$0.08
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.44$0.00$1.44$2.13$1.49$0.64
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.79$0.00$0.79$0.16$0.16$0.00
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.78$0.00$0.10$0.15$0.06
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.84$0.00$0.84$0.22$0.18$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 22, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$27,183
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To suppport innovative educational programs conducted at hanover public school district in hanover, pennsylvania.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO SUPPORT THE INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY HANOVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROJECTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: METAL LAB JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT "BIZ TOWN" NINTH GRADE CAREER ACADEMY ONE ON ONE INITIATIVE COMPUTERS MUSIC PROGRAM FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES PROGRAM VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAM CLASSROOM LESSON VIDEOS$34,356$34,356
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PETER SHEPPARDPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Hanover Foundation for Excellence
EIN
02-0575282
Phone
7176379000
Address
PO BOX 915, HANOVER, PA 17331

Signing Officer

Name
Peter Sheppard
Title
President
Phone
7176379000
Signed
2026-04-22

Preparer

Firm
Smith Elliott Kearns & Company LLC
Address
804 WAYNE AVE, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201-3810
Preparer
Craig E Witmer CPA
Phone
7172633910
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

Name: hanover public school district address: 401 moul avenue hanover, pa 17331 cash contribution: 34,356

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses pa bco filing fee 15 total 15

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Grants receivable 0 2,000 total 0 2,000

Form 990-ez, Part III

To suppport innovative educational programs conducted at hanover public school district in hanover, pennsylvania.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

To support the innovative education programs conducted by hanover public school district. Projects include but are not limited to: metal lab junior achievement "biz town" ninth grade career academy one on one initiative computers music program family and consumer sciences program virtual reality program classroom lesson videos

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