Nonprofit · EIN 61-1107296
HOPE CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · LEXINGTON, KY 40588
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $15,798,542 | $11,434,137 | $4,364,405 | $23,824,713 | $1,657,718 | $22,166,995 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $13,406,724 | $10,907,358 | $2,499,366 | $19,971,213 | $2,237,423 | $17,733,790 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,443,133 | $8,838,022 | $605,111 | $16,807,462 | $1,881,190 | $14,926,272 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,573,071
- of which government grants
- $3,169,096
- Program service revenue
- $5,523,773
- Investment income
- $139,920
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$38,222
- Other revenue
- $561,778
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $272,173
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,640,355
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,432,359
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,906
- Occupancy
- $881,216
- Travel
- $7,402
- Depreciation
- $414,013
- Program services (functional)
- $10,627,674
- Management and general (functional)
- $375,972
- Fundraising (functional)
- $430,491
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,971,213
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,824,713
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,657,718
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,166,995
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,791,249
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,500,476
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $666,519
- Gross receipts
- $15,840,064
- Employees
- 146
- Volunteers
- 1,200
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- KY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF CROOK | COO Officer | 40 | $164,502 | $28,856 |
| JILL PATTERSON | NURSE PRACTI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,203 | $18,865 |
| DAVID SHADD | SENIOR DIR. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,436 | $18,730 |
| JENNIFER HERTWECK | CFO Officer | 40 | $107,671 | $23,863 |
| LAUREN MOORE | CHIEF HR OFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,576 | $24,853 |
| CATHY JACOBS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL ROUSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALLACE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCCARTY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY SWACKER | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE LANTER | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUTUS CLAY III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARRI COBURN-CLARK | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUTHER DEATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN GOHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK GRIFFITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUIS HILLENMEYER III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM OFFUTT PETTIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ROSALIE MAINOUS | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARQUES MCMURRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON PRICE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE PRIVETT MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN SIMMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUSTON THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ZINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY COHEN | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEAN CRAVENS | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIE HAWSE | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HENDERSON | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON HYDE MD | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W JAMES SPROW III | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG EZZELL | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE Q JONES | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUFUS FRIDAY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $183,090 | $21,992 |
| JEFF CROOK | COO Officer | 40 | $145,713 | $25,081 |
| DAVID SHADD | SENIOR DIR. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,675 | $16,758 |
| JILL PATTERSON | NURSE PRACTI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,046 | $16,209 |
| JENNIFER HERTWECK | CFO Officer | 40 | $68,425 | $10,434 |
| CATHY JACOBS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL ROUSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALLACE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCCARTY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY SWACKER | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KACY ALLEN BRYANT | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUTUS CLAY III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARRI COBURN-CLARK | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUTHER DEATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYRA ELZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GALBRAITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK GRIFFITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS HILLENMEYER III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM OFFUTT PETTIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROSALIE MAINOUS | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUES MCMURRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON PRICE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE PRIVETT MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN SIMMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUSTON THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ZINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY COHEN | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN CRAVENS | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE HAWSE | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HENDERSON | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON HYDE MD | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W JAMES SPROW III | SUSTAINER ME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUFUS FRIDAY | EXECUTIVE DI Former | 40 | $154,769 | $20,229 |
| JEFF CROOK | COO Officer | 40 | $136,194 | $30,099 |
| JANICE JAMES | CPO Officer | 40 | $135,823 | $16,008 |
| JENNIFER HERTWECK | CFO Officer | 40 | $103,549 | $17,075 |
| CATHY JACOBS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL ROUSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALLACE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCCARTY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BREWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KACY ALLEN BRYANT | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUTUS CLAY III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KARRI COBURN-CLARK | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUTHER DEATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYRA ELZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GALBRAITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK GRIFFITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS HILLENMEYER III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE JOINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROSALIE MAINOUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUES MCMURRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON PRICE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE PRIVETT MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN SIMMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GUSTON THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ZINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 6, LEXINGTON, KY 40588-0006
- In care of
- % JEFF CROOK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFF CROOK, 360 WEST LOUDON AVE, LEXINGTON, KY 40508
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER HERTWECK, CFO
- Phone
- (859) 252-7881
- Website
- WWW.HOPECTR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BALDWIN CPAS PLLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE LIFE-SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, AND HOMELESSNESS.
Program accomplishments
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY PROGRAM US A NONMEDICAL SAFE OFF STREETS UNIT AT THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CENTERS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFERS FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 17,775 NIGHTS LODGING 53,325 MEALS SERVED 101 WOMEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. MEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM 33,906 NIGHTS LODGING 117,043 MEALS SERVED 361 MEN WHO ENTERED INTO THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. FOLLOW UP STUDIES INDICATE THE MEN HAVE A CONTINUING SOBRIETY RATE OF 65% AT ONE YEAR WHILE THE WOMEN MAINTAIN A 70% SOBRIETY RATE.Expenses $4,236,937
- SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDES OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTER TO ADULT MEN WITH A BED CAPACITY OF 144 AND AN OVERFLOW CAPACITY AROUND 250 MEN A NIGHT. THE SHELTER PROVIDED 58,592 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND SERVED 103,525 MEALS IN 2025. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER ALSO PROVIDES CLOTHING, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN ADDITION TO BASIC CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH HOUSING, APPLYING FOR BENEFITS AND OTHER SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH MOVING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.Expenses $1,881,435
- MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST MEN WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY PROVIDING COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE USING A COMMUNITY BASED MODEL. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS CLIENTS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE COME FROM INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS JAILS, PRISONS, AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, WITH TRANSITIONING INTO HOUSING AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. 56 MEN WERE ADMITTED INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM LAST YEAR.Expenses $1,643,061
- BARBARA H. ROUSE APARTMENTS IS A 44 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING THAT PROVIDES DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE AFFORDABLE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR WOMEN IN RECOVERY. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERE THAT SUPPORTS THEIR CONTINUED SOBRIETY AND IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE WOMEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM WHERE RESIDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SERVICES. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM PREPARES RESIDENTS TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET BY PROVIDING JOB READINESS SKILLS, INCLUDING RESUME BUILDING, ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING ONLINE APPLICATIONS OR INTERVIEWING SKILLS. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS WITH APPLYING FOR JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR MEETS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO INTERVIEWS AND ORIENTATIONS AND EDUCATION ON BUDGETING AND SAVING MONEY IN PREPARATION FOR LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE HOPE CENTER. MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM BRINGS THE HOPE CENTER'S SERVICES TO THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAY BE MOST NEEDY. STATIONED AT A DIFFERENT LEXINGTON CHURCH EVERY WEEKDAY, HOPE MOBILE STAFF ARE EQUIPPED TO ASSIST CLIENTS, PROVIDE FOR BASIC NEEDS, REFER THEM ELSEWHERE OR TRANSPORT THEM TO THE HOPE CENTER OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY. STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM ENGAGES THOSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ARE RESISTANT TO COME TO THE SHELTER OR SEEK THE SERVICES OFFERED TO THEM. INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES GROUP THERAPY AND EDUCATION GROUPS FOCUSED ON A RECOVERY LIFESTYLE AND PROMOTES AA AND NA AS 12-STEP PROGRAMS. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED SERVICES BY PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF, LICENSED AND CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS AND LICENSED AND CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKERS. HOPE CENTER SERVICES PROVIDES DRUG/ALCOHOL COUNSELING, TESTING AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH MEDICAID BILLING REIMBURSEMENT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES.Expenses $2,866,241
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-1107296
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,824,713
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,840,064
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $15,798,542 | $11,434,137 | $23,824,713 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $13,406,724 | $10,907,358 | $19,971,213 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,443,133 | $8,838,022 | $16,807,462 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $9,458,031 | $9,407,386 | $15,963,477 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 61-1107296).
Questions about HOPE CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of HOPE CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPE CENTER INC is 61-1107296.
- Is HOPE CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to HOPE CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOPE CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOPE CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOPE CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOPE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEFF CROOK.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,502 (JEFF CROOK, COO).
- How much revenue does HOPE CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,798,542, expenses of $11,434,137 and total assets of $23,824,713 at year end.
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