Liabilities / Assets
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Climb for Hope Inc Co Andrew a Buerger
EIN 20-4672910 • 501(c)3 • Baltimore, MD
Profile
To find a viable treatment for her2/neu breast cancer.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.07x
Liabilities / Revenue
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
75th percentile
Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
92nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
38th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$64,329
Up $31,813 (+98%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$4,429
Up $1,419 (+47%) from 2023
Net Assets
$59,900
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$144,726
Down $25,786 (-15%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$114,332
Down $79,281 (-41%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$30,394
Up $53,495 (+232%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $64,329
- Liabilities
- $4,429
- Net assets
- $59,900
- Revenue
- $144,726
- Expenses
- $114,332
- Net income
- $30,394
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Oct 25, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $144,726
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To find a viable treatment for her2/neu breast cancer.
To help fund research for breast cancer and multiple sclerosis through donations and by learning to climb mountains around the world.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE AND ACTIVITY IS TO FUND UNIQUE RESEARCH BEING DONE IN THE FIELD OF BREAST CANCER AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY CONDUCTING CLIMBING AND HIKING ACTIVITIES. IN 2023, WE INCREASED OUR DONATIONS TO RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO $116,997 TO HELP FUND VERY PROMISING EARLY RESEARCH FOR AN APPROACH THAT WULD USE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER FROM SPREADING. BREAST CANCER, WHEN KEPT ONLY IN THE BREAST TISSUE IS NOT LETHAL. | $73,000 | $32,565 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW BUERGER | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JENNIFER BUERGER | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Climb for Hope Inc
- EIN
- 20-4672910
- Phone
- 4437420868
- Address
- 221 BOSLEY AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD 21204
Signing Officer
- Name
- Andrew Buerger
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 4437420868
- Signed
- 2025-10-25
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Kahn Berman Solomon Taibel & Mogol Pa
- Address
- 307 INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE SUITE 620, HUNT VALLEY, MD 21030
- Preparer
- Erma Grimmel
- Phone
- 4103080300
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: interest income. Amount: 3,182.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid
“Activity classification: research. Grantee name: johns hopkins university. Grantee address: 340 n charles st baltimore, md 21218. Amount given: 73,000.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: expedition costs. Amount: 30,615. Description: travel. Amount: 2,634. Description: equipment. Amount: 1,514. Description: web services. Amount: 909. Description: taxes and licenses. Amount: 200. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 35,872.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: sba loan payable. Beg. Of year amount: 2,000. End of year amount: 2,000. Description: credit cards payable. Beg. Of year amount: 1,010. End of year amount: 2,429.”
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