My Nonprofit Reviews

In 2012 The Hope Institute for Children & Families / The Hope School spent $1,323,983 on a dream home raffle and sold $1,319,665 from ticket sales. The organization put more than $1,323,000 at risk to lose money which is horrible management of donor dollars and State of Illinois funding.

In 2013 The Hope Institute for Children & Families / The Hope School spent $1,309,318 on a dream home raffle and sold $1,386,348 in tickets, netting the organization a grand total of $77,030. After losing money the first year, the organization was willing to put another $1,309,318 at risk for almost no return.

In total, Hope spent $17 to raise a single $1. Whereas the average nonprofit spends just 20 cents to raise a single dollar.

During the 5 month period of the raffle, none of this money was available to use for the care of autistic children at the school.

The home was not awarded any of the first three years of the organizations raffle.

The above information comes directly from the organization's 990.

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