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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2025 Expires: August 2027

Hope's Door

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(914) 747-0828
PO Box 262
Hawthorne, NY, 10532-0262
https://hopesdoorny.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Hope's Door meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Hope’s Door seeks to end domestic violence and to empower survivors to achieve safety, independence, and healing from the trauma of abuse.

Year, State Incorporated:
1980, NY

Hotline: Our 24/7 hotline is the gateway to all Hope’s Door services. Call 888-438-8700. Speak up for yourself or for someone who can’t.
Spanish-Language Help Line: Spanish-speaking victims may call (914) 747-0828  x1019.
Safety Planning and Danger Assessments: We help survivors assess their level of danger and educate them in safety strategies. 
Emergency Shelter: We offer a welcoming environment where the residents can find safety, experience peace of mind, heal physically and emotionally, and plan for a future without abuse.
Counseling and Support Groups: We counsel and offer support group services for women, men, and children affected by abuse.
Information and Referral: We maintain a directory of community resources and help survivors access resources to secure safety, justice, independence, and healing from the trauma of abuse.
Next Step Economic Empowerment Program: We promote the economic empowerment and self-sufficiency of survivors of domestic violence.
Advocacy: We advocate, teach self-advocacy skills, accompany survivors to court, and work with legal service providers to pursue safety and justice.
Multi-cultural and Special Needs Services: We offer culturally appropriate services tailored to Latin, Hispanic, Asian, Muslim, LGBTQ, differently-abled and other special needs victims.
Children’s Program: We work with children to break the cycle of violence, learn safety strategies, and begin to heal.
Love Shouldn’t Hurt Prevention Program: We empower young people with the skills to recognize a healthy relationship and the strategies to help themselves and others at risk of abuse.
Northern Westchester Risk Reduction Team: This pilot project offers enhanced, coordinated services to victims in Bedford, Lewisboro, North Salem, Pound Ridge, and Somers with the goal of reducing domestic violence fatalities.
Community Education and Outreach: We offer educational programs tailored to individual and organizational needs.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Hope's Door's program expenses were:

Total Program Services $2,621,397
Total Program Expenses $2,621,397

Chair of the Board
Ingrid Kessler, Chief People & Administrative Officer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Pelago

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
38

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 3.88%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Hope's Door's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Grants $2,126,306
Shelter fees (Note 13) $599,574
Contributions (Note 12) $303,115
Special events, net $135,391
Investment income, net $39,610
Total Income $3,203,996

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $3,203,996
Total expenses: $3,161,549
  Program expenses $2,621,397
  Fundraising expenses $99,499
  Administrative expenses $440,653
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $42,447
Beginning Net Assets $2,753,553
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,796,000
Total Liabilities $624,344
Total Assets $3,420,344

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