Hope House of Milwaukee

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Summary

Ending Homelessness & Creating Healthy Communities

Contact information

Mailing address:
Hope House of Milwaukee
209 W. Orchard St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204

Website: hopehousemke.org

Phone: (414) 645-2122

Email:

Organization details

EIN: 391592900

CEO/President: Shamika May

Chairman: Sean Miller

Board size: 12

Founder:

Ruling year: 1988

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:

Purpose

Our vision is a community that houses and values all of its people.

Mission statement

The mission of Hope House is to end homelessness and create healthy communities.

Statement of faith

Donor confidence score

This organization does not file a Form 990.

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters

This ministry has not been rated.

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Financial ratios

Financial ratios for this ministry have not been calculated.

Financials

Financials for this ministry have not been collected.

Compensation

Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.

Response from ministry

No response has been provided by this ministry.

The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 9/9/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]

History

Hope House was originally created in 1987 by a collaborative effort of five local churches to address homelessness on Milwaukee's south side; Hope House has evolved from a short-term shelter into a long-term housing facility and community center that offers numerous programs and activities to assist men, women and children suffering with homelessness. Hope House utilizes diverse, multi-disciplinary approaches to address the problems of homelessness and poverty. It is the mission of Hope House to end homelessness and create healthy communities within the city of Milwaukee.

Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	No	0/3
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	Yes	10/10
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	Yes	3/3
Does the board contain at least 5 members and no more than 12 members?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	No	0/25
Does the organization post its audited financial statement or review (if annual revenue is less than $1 million) on its website?	Yes	2/2
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	No	0/20
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	Yes	2/2
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	Yes	2/2
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	No	0/2
Is the board chair an independent member of the board?	Yes	2/2
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	Yes	2/2
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	Yes	2/2
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 3 stars?	No	0/20
Total donor confidence score		30/100