Hope Academy Inc
Donations deductibleHope Academy Inc's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Parks | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brad Pieper | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Olson | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donna Harris | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Doug Smith | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hector Fernandez | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Karen Brown | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kelvin Simms | Assoc Head O | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mike Brocker | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Guidera | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Russ Gregg | Head of Scho | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Tourek | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Wayne Bugg | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Gwen Smith | Head of Fina | since 2024 |
| Jeremy Donaldson | Director of | since 2024 |
| Jim Stigman | Head of Advancement | since 2018 |
| John Villas | Head of Finance and Ops | since 2019 |
| Nathan Ziegler | Chief Academ | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 July 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stigman | Head of Adva | 40 | $199k | $16k | |
| Russ Gregg | Head of Scho | 50 | $143k | $13k | |
| Nathan Ziegler | Chief Academ | 50 | $109k | $14k | |
| Gwen Smith | Head of Fina | 50 | $87k | $13k | |
| Jeremy Donaldson | Director of | 50 | $81k | $13k | |
| Kelvin Simms | Assoc Head O | 50 | $67k | $10k | |
| John Villas | COO | 30 | $50k | $11k | |
| Mike Brocker | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Karen Brown | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Wayne Bugg | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Hector Fernandez | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Paul Guidera | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Donna Harris | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Dan Olson | President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Parks | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Brad Pieper | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Doug Smith | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Tourek | Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Hope Academy Inc
- EIN
- 411962874
- Address
- 710 East 24th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55404-3840
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- The organization operates a k-12 school in urban minneapolis which provides a classical christian education, with a goal of fostering hope in god within the inner-city neighborhoods of minneapolis by providing youth with a remarkable god-centered education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B24 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Russ Gregg (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrad Pieper
≥8years on the filingsDan Olson
≥8years on the filingsDoug Smith
≥8years on the filingsMike Brocker
Latest return
year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $46.9m
- Total liabilities
- $3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $43.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $20.4m
- Program service revenue
- $11m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $10.1m
- Employees
- 259
- Volunteers
- 296
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32.1m | $24.9m | $7.2m |
| 2023 | $31.8m | $37.1m | Deficit $5.3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.