HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2000

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KEVIN XIONG

Phone

6517964500

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY, founded in 2000, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $16.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 15% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $14.2M left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

THE MISSION OF HOPE (HMONG OPEN PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION) COMMUNITY ACADEMY IS TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE HIGH ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHILE EMBRACING HMONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $12,810,923 Revenue: $31,046

HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY IS AN ACCREDITED PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE EASTSIDE OF ST. PAUL. THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND TRUSTING...

HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY IS AN ACCREDITED PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE EASTSIDE OF ST. PAUL. THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND TRUSTING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EACH STUDENT IS VALUED AND CHALLENGED TO GROW ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. HMONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ARE ONE OF THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE SCHOOLS FOCUS. IN FY2025, OVERALL STUDENT NUMBERS WERE 786.HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K-3 IN 2000. GRADE LEVELS WERE ADDED ANNUALLY UNTIL WE REACHED 8TH GRADE. IN 2020, IN ORDER TO GIVE STUDENTS A CONTINUOUS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND DUE TO GROWING PARENT INTEREST, WE ADDED PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND HIGH SCHOOL TO OUR GRADE LEVEL OFFERINGS. THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE FOURTH YEAR OF HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY'S HIGH SCHOOL. IN JUNE 2025, HOPE SAW IT FIRST GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $16,254,851

Program Service Revenue $16,082

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $15,303

TOTAL REVENUE $16,286,236

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $7,742,485

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $12,810,923

Other Expenses $6,446,207

TOTAL EXPENSES $14,188,692

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$16,286,236	$14,183,051	+0.1%
Expenses	$14,188,692	$13,785,260	+0.0%
Net Income	$2,097,544	$397,791	+4.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

167

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$420,195

Total Directors

$141,130

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
DON LORR	BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN SHAW	TEACHER MEMBER	42.00	Director	$51,702	$13,445	$65,147
STACI AHRENS	TEACHER MEMBER	42.00	Director	$65,945	$6,330	$72,275
PATCHIA XIONG VANG	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY WILDEBUER	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
HAYLEY BALL	TREASURER (END 12/24)	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
REONA VANG	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MAHNHIA LOR	MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
YANG LOR	MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LEE XIONG	TEACHER MEMBER	42.00	Director	$3,410	$298	$3,708
MAYCHY VU	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/25)	41.00	Officer	$129,045	$27,260	$156,305
MELISSA DAMON	PRINCIPAL/CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR(BEG 6/25)	41.00	Officer	$108,683	$33,591	$142,274
MICHAEL REED	PRINCIPAL/CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR (BEG 6/25)	41.00	Officer	$103,045	$18,571	$121,616

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$16,286,236	$14,188,692	$7,890,271	$2,097,544
2024	$14,183,051	$13,785,260	$5,359,692	$397,791
2023	$13,152,866	$13,828,765	$6,108,887	$-675,899
2022	$11,651,347	$11,835,717	$6,881,057	$-184,370
2021	$9,388,548	$9,623,959	$7,239,866	$-235,411
2020	$7,891,852	$7,904,137	$7,252,689	$-12,285
2019	$7,438,127	$7,080,475	$8,309,528	$357,652
2018	$7,251,978	$8,386,122	$9,276,951	$-1,134,144