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Higher Hopes

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 37-1746399

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on May 08, 2018

Organization ProfileHIGHERHOPESDETROIT.ORG
8898 Commerce 5CCommerce, MI 48382

(248) 360-9300

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

84th percentile

31%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$104,393

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Net Assets

$104,393

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin84th percentile

Revenue

$111,812

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Expenses

$77,094

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Net Income

$34,718

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2017: $104,393Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $104,3932017Assets 2018: $126,424Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $126,4242018Assets 2019: $189,950Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $189,9502019Assets 2020: $212,671Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $212,6712020Assets 2021: $265,944Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $265,9442021Assets 2022: $277,757Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $277,7572022Assets 2023: $309,854Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $309,8542023Assets 2024: $270,009Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $270,0092024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$104,393
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$104,393
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2017: $111,812Expenses 2017: $77,094Net Income 2017: $34,7182017Revenue 2018: $111,267Expenses 2018: $89,236Net Income 2018: $22,0312018Revenue 2019: $171,002Expenses 2019: $107,476Net Income 2019: $63,5262019Revenue 2020: $242,347Expenses 2020: $219,626Net Income 2020: $22,7212020Revenue 2021: $217,193Expenses 2021: $163,919Net Income 2021: $53,2742021Revenue 2022: $181,224Expenses 2022: $168,851Net Income 2022: $12,3732022Revenue 2023: $202,603Expenses 2023: $170,505Net Income 2023: $32,0982023Revenue 2024: $176,256Expenses 2024: $216,102Net Income 2024: -$39,8462024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$111,812
Expenses$77,094
Net Income$34,718
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
May 8, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$111,812
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our mission is to benefit the community of detroit through the combinedefforts of businesses, foundations and individuals to provide fullthanksgiving meals to low-income households who are not financially able toprovide a thanksgiving dinner for their family in their own home and toprovide summer meal kits at the critical time, when children are not inschool and struggle with hunger.

Our mission is to benefit the community of detroit through the combined efforts of businesses, foundations and individuals to provide full thanksgiving meals to low-income households who are not financially able to provide a thanksgiving dinner for their family in their own home and to provide summer meal kits at the critical time, when children are not in school and struggle with hunger.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDED MORE THAN 260,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR THANKSGIVING AND 199,500 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION MEALS TO UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN DETROIT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.-$77,094
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WILLIAM BIRNDORFPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Higher Hopes
EIN
37-1746399
Address
8898 COMMERCE 5C, COMMERCE, MI 48382

Signing Officer

Name
William Birndorf
Title
President
Signed
2018-05-08

Preparer

Firm
Freedman & Goldberg Cpas Pc
Address
31150 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY SUITE 2, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334-2573
Preparer
Michael Goldberg
Phone
2486262400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses marketing and advertising 2,685 supplies 8,693 postage 197 travel 56 total 11,631”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 491 241 total 491 241”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Our mission is to benefit the community of detroit through the combined efforts of businesses, foundations and individuals to provide full thanksgiving meals to low-income households who are not financially able to provide a thanksgiving dinner for their family in their own home and to provide summer meal kits at the critical time, when children are not in school and struggle with hunger.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$104,393
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$104,393
Revenue
$111,812
Expenses
$77,094
Net income
$34,718
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.70$0.00$2.70$1.76$2.16$0.40
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.10$0.00$3.10$2.03$1.71$0.32
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.78$0.00$2.78$1.81$1.69$0.12
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.66$0.00$2.66$2.17$1.64$0.53
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.13$0.00$2.13$2.42$2.20$0.23
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.90$0.00$1.90$1.71$1.07$0.64
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.26$0.00$1.26$1.11$0.89$0.22
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.04$0.00$1.04$1.12$0.77$0.35
Peer Organizations

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