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Whispering Hope Inc

Lake Charles, Louisiana · EIN 26-4339458 · Housing & Shelter · tax-exempt since 2014

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 43.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 39,877 housing & shelter nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.78.7 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.56% of practices56
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.3
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.0% from one source100
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.95.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.4.8%not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$283K$474K−$190K$3.11M78.72D
Jun 2024Form 990$910K$403K$507K$3.28M97.82D
Jun 2023Form 990$102K$359K−$257K$2.77M92.62D
Jun 2022Form 990$611K$193K$418K$3.03M188.62D
Jun 2021Form 990$596K$1.39M−$797K$2.61M22.52C
Jun 2019Form 990$282K$392K−$110K$3.51M107.62C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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