RECOVERING HOPE FOUNDATION INC

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $8K · expenses $1K · assets $9K

EIN
35-2318110
Address
1285 ALEX CT, NEENAH, WI 54956-6300
NTEE code
T12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2009 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Thomas Gritton (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THIS ORGANIZATION IS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. IT IS TO HELP FUND CHRISTIAN PROJECTS THAT OFTEN DON'T GET FUNDED BECAUSE OF EXTENDED RESOURCES ELSEWHERE. THE FULL INTENT IS NOT REALIZED YET: FOR EXAMPLE THE ORGANIZATION WILL PRIMARILY BE SITUATIONAL. IT REACTS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, LIKE YOUTH CENTERS, DRUG TREATMENT FACILITIES, SOUP KITCHENS, HOMELESS SHELTERS AND EVEN AID FOR TRAGEDIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION WILL EXPRESS ITSELF AS A ENTITY TO SUPPORT THOSE IN GREAT NEED. WE REALIZE THAT LIFE IS SOMRTIMES DIFFICULT AND SOME JUST NEED A HAND UP.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Fr Michael Lightner PRESIDENT2010-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Steven K Stecker SEC - TREA2010-2017 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2011 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA0 $0-- $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FR MICHAEL LIGHTNER PRESIDENT16 $0-- $01
STEVEN K STECKER SEC - TREA2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,914$1,084 $8,669$8,669 $5,000$2,911 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,966$449 $1,839$1,839 -$1,966 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$73 $322$322 -- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$73 $395$395 -- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$88 $468$468 -- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$643 $556$556 -- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,670$5,720 $1,199$1,199 $5,670- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,796$22,095 $1,249$1,249 $10,700- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $17,000 in all, tax years 2014 to 2015. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RACINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2015 2$17,000 2015$10,000
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $1,084 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,084 100.0%
Total$1,084100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $449 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $449 100.0%
Total$449100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $73 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73 100.0%
Total$73100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $73 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73 100.0%
Total$73100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $88 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $88 100.0%
Total$88100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $643 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $643 100.0%
Total$643100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $5,720 spent · pay $2,153 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,567 62.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,153 37.6%
Total$5,720100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $22,095 spent · pay $17,390 · grants $0 · events $22,812
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $17,390 78.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,545 20.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $160 0.7%
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