Civic Intelligence

Higher Hopes

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 37-1746399

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Mar 31, 2020

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

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

87th percentile

37%

Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

84th percentile

50%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

86th percentile

54%

Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Up

$189,950

Up $63,526 (+50%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$189,950

Up $63,526 (+50%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin87th percentile

Revenue

Up

$171,002

Up $59,735 (+54%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$107,476

Up $18,240 (+20%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$63,526

Up $41,495 (+188%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth84th percentile

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

2019

Assets$189,950
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$189,950
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth86th percentile

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

2019

Revenue$171,002
Expenses$107,476
Net Income$63,526
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Mar 31, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$171,002
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 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.-$96,100
PROVIDED GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS TO UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN DETROIT AROUND THANKSGIVING.-$1,281
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th 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
2020-03-31

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 4,090 office 530 total 4,620”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

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

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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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$189,950
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$189,950
Revenue
$171,002
Expenses
$107,476
Net income
$63,526
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
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
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