Youth Making a Difference Hands 4 Hope

“A copy of form 990 was reviewed by the full board of directors prior to filing.”

“Enforcement of the conflict of interest policy is handled on an annual basis by the full board of directors.”

“Executive director salary is determined by the board of directors and set consistent with hands4hope compensation philosophy.”

“Compensation process for other officers and key employees is determined as part of the budget review process and approved by the board.”

“All governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. They are also available on the guidestar website.”

“Line 1 - organization's mission (continued) the opportunity to take action in their own way. Line 4a - first program accomplishment - education program (continued) the middle school clubs collectively served 88 people and 27 animals in need. Hands4hope high school service-learning clubs successfully planned and implemented 10 service-learning projects benefiting nine area nonprofits, raised 1,622, and collected 224 items to benefit areas of need including: animal rescue, underprivileged children, children with special needs, pediatric patients, and caldor fire victims. The high school clubs collectively served 180 people in need. Hands4hope after-school service-learning committees successfully planned and implemented 41 service-learning projects benefiting twelve area nonprofits; raised 47,912, collected 1,681 pounds of food, and distributed 640 backpacks stuffed with school supplies. The after-school service- learning committees collectively served 2,376 people in need including: at-risk youth, food insecure, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and caldor fire victims. In 2022 the hands4hope - youth making a difference emergency food pantry committee continued to operate the emergency food pantry out of the placerville hands4hope youth center. The hands4hope emergency food pantry collected and distributed 1,681 pounds of food to 752 people experiencing food insecurity. In total, the hands4hope - youth making a difference education program participants: logged 7,700 service hours, raised 56,045, and collected and distributed 19,755 items for causes close to their hearts, serving more than 2,500 people in need. Through this program youth learn how to be civic minded. Line 4b - second program accomplishment - community outreach (continued) made and distributed 71 no-sew fleece blankets, and collected 5,024 toiletries through the toiletries drive and distributed them to our partner agencies for people in need. Hands4hope is continuing to support survivors of the caldor fire who are still without a home. In 2022, 2,425 items of clothing, toiletries, and other needed household items were distributed by hands4hope during the caldor fire distribution events hosted by western slope foundation. The community engagement program served 7,367 individuals in our community. Through this program youth learn how to be socially responsible. Line 4c - third program accomplishment - leadership (continued) in 2022, hands4hope - youth making a difference: engaged 68 students from 6-12th grades in leadership of their peers in clubs and committees, hosted the 11th annual hands4hope high school leadership camp, with 27 youth from six high schools attending, hosted the 9th annual middle school leadership camp with 24 youth from seven middle schools in attendance, the 10th annual high school leadership mid year retreat with 32 youth from six high schools in attendance, hosted 9th annual middle school leadership mid year retreat with 22 youth from seven middle schools in attendance, and the youth board hosted a fundraising dinner and raised 7,679 for walk with austin, a nonprofit dedicated to creating fun for kids with all abilities.”

“Of the 419k fund balance, 290k is reserved to cover 6 months for operations, 47k are restricted funds for use in 2023, and 25k is an endowment held at the el dorado community foundation for our ryan christopher hersh memorial scholarship fund. 50k will be used in 2023 to build infrastructure in order to grow programs in alignment with the organization's 3-year strategic plan.”