FENTON CENTER OF HOPE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FENTON CENTER OF HOPE

EIN 81-4143946 · Emergency Assistance (P60)

What they do

We Operate A Large Community Free Choice Market Food Pantry. This Program Gives Residents The Opportunity to Shop for The Items They Are In Need Of. Our Team of Personal Shoppers and Mentors Look for Ways to Provide A Sense of Comfort and Hope, As They Do Their Shopping In Dignity. We Strongly Believe In The Client Choice Model In That It Maintains Dignity and Respect to Residents We Serve. We Have A Team of Over 120 Volunteers With A Variety of God Given Gifts and Talents and They Are Honored to Be Able to Assist Residents In Crisis Move Forward. We Operate A Large Parenting Program That Provides Moms The Material Goods for Their Children. Each Caregiver, Whether Mom, Dad or Grand Parents Are Assigned Training Modules By Their Assigned Mentor, This Specific Attention to Building Long Term Success is A Cornerstone of The Program. In Addition We Offer Classes, Group Studies and Griefshare Groups.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $67.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

35.74%of revenue went to mission work67.0% of expenses · Program services

0.07%of revenue went to fundraising0.1% of expenses

$53.34spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.53%of revenue went to management and office costs32.9% of expenses

$0.90in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,059,171

Mission workProgram services$378,52135.74% of revenue67.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$185,71417.53% of revenue32.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$7500.07% of revenue0.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$494,18646.66% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$564,98553.34% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 67.0% mission · 32.9% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.34% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 31.3% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.86% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 37.6% mission · 58.3% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.13% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 26.9% mission · 73.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.11% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 34.3% mission · 65.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.27% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 44.8% mission · 55.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.75% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 28.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.23% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,059,171

Expenses$564,985

Annual surplus $494,186 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$378,521 · 67.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$185,714 · 32.9% of expenses

Fundraising$750 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,059,171

Expenses$564,985

Assets$508,708

Income$1,059,171

Contributions$1,059,171

Mission work (program services)$378,521

Fundraising$750

Management and general$185,714

Executive compensation (total)$68,976

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ROBERT STRYGULECEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 65 hrs/week $75,200

JENNIFER STRYGULECCOMMUNITY CARE COORDINATOR · 40 hrs/week $70,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (5)

ROBERT STRYGULECEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JENNIFER STRYGULECCOMMUNITY CARE COORDINATOR

JODI MORGANBOARD CHAIRPERSON

MICHAEL MAHERBOARD MEMBER

SAM GEMBELBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2020
Location: 10401 N FENTON RD, FENTON, MI 48430-9788
County: Genesee
In care of: Bob Strygulec
Primary officer: Bob Strygulec, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailnewsletter@fentoncenterofhope.org Phone(810) 620-8167 Officer phone(810) 610-1213

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Emergency Assistance (P60)
IRS tax category: Emergency Assistance