Higher Hopes

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 37-1746399

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on May 15, 2019

Organization Profile HIGHERHOPESDETROIT.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.

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

20%

Higher net margin than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

21%

Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

-0.5%

Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

$126,424

Up $22,031 (+21%) from 2017

Net Assets

$126,424

Up $22,031 (+21%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue56th percentile Net Margin76th percentile

Revenue

Down

$111,267

Down $545 (-0.5%) from 2017

Expenses

$89,236

Up $12,142 (+16%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

$22,031

Down $12,687 (-37%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth73rd percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$126,424

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$126,424

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth47th percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$111,267

Expenses$89,236

Net Income$22,031

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed: May 15, 2019
Return Version: 2018v3.1
Gross Receipts: $111,267

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

Description	Grants	Expenses
PROVIDED MORE THAN 450,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR THANKSGIVING AND FOR SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION MEALS TO UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN DETROIT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.	-	$80,876
PROVIDED GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS TO UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN DETROIT AROUND THANKSGIVING.	-	$1,000

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
WILLIAM BIRNDORF	President	PT	$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: 2019-05-15

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 6,797 total 6,797”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 241 262 total 241 262”

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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Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $126,424
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $126,424
Revenue: $111,267
Expenses: $89,236
Net income: $22,031

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net 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
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.04	$0.00	$1.04	$1.12	$0.77	$0.35