HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP MISSION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $207K · expenses $216K · assets $8K

EIN
46-4892556
Address
PO BOX 155, NEW PRAGUE, MN 56071-0155
Website
HOFMISSIONS.COM
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2014 (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
Robert L Reed (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP MISSION INC, BASED IN NEW PRAGUE, MN, IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OPERATING A LARGE THRIFT STORE TO SUPPORT HAITI MINISTRIES AND LOCAL CHARITABLE EFFORTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Kurt Stepka PRESIDENT2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Tracy Stepka VICE PRESIDE2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Robert Reed TREASURER2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Merv Sheplee DIRECTOR2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Barb Sheplee DIRECTOR2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARB SHEPLEE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MERV SHEPLEE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REED TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
KURT STEPKA PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
TRACY STEPKA VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kurt Stepka President5 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Stepka Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Robert L Reed Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Merv Sheplee Director1 $0-$0 $01
Barb Sheplee Director0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kurt Stepka President5 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Stepka Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Robert L Reed Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Merv Sheplee Director1 $0-$0 $01
Barb Sheplee Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kurt Stepka President5 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Stepka Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Robert Reed Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Merv Sheplee Director1 $0-$0 $01
Barb Sheplee Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kurt Stepka President5 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Stepka Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Robert L Reed Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Merv Sheplee Director1 $0-$0 $01
Barb Sheplee Director1 $0-$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$207,424$215,845 $7,512$7,512 $207,424$0 -05
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,405$81,906 $15,933$15,933 $90,405$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,588$82,079 $7,424$7,424 $80,588$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,358$70,748 $8,915$8,915 $71,358$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,312$78,957 $8,305$8,305 $81,312$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,568 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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
ADVISORS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$9,000 2020$9,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$7,519 2022$7,519
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP MISSION INC” 2020-2023 4$49 2023$22
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THRIVE KENYAMNQ33 $164,707$133,556 Founder, Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
RISE UP HUMANITYMNQ33 $259,078$164,572 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
EMILE G NGUIMFACK FOUNDATIONMNQ33 $246,140$244,969 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
HIS HANDS MISSION INTERNATIONALALQ33 $166,739$179,071 EXECUTIVE DI$122,581 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF HAITIPAQ33 $255,824$267,874 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
HELPING HANDS MISSIONS CORPWIQ33 $202,605$207,692 Voting Member$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MISSION HAITI INCFLQ33 $184,278$172,754 Director$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, similar name
FRIENDS OF SYCAMORE HOUSE INCNCQ33 $198,625$176,996 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF ASEEMA INCPAQ33 $189,378$158,753 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
FOREFRONT MISSION INCFLQ33 $234,129$288,135 Director$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
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HAND-TO-HAND MISSION TO HAITI INCNJQ33 $263,590$323,876 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, similar name
NORTH TEXAS MISSIONS INCTXQ33 $196,327$182,570 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
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FHD MISSIONS INCGAQ33 $180,301$202,616 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL INCFLQ33 $164,000$43,050 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,707,53884 362016–2024 JENGA USA INC; JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA INC; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PROSPECT BURMA; GUATEMALA HEALING HANDS FOUNDATION INC and 32 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$2,071,80151 122019–2025 JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA INC; KOLKATA FOUNDATION INC; HOUSE OF HOPE FOUNDATION INC; HOSTS OF ANGELS INC and 8 more
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FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$1,803,59150 102010–2024 PARTNERS WITH ETHIOPIA; SOL INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; SHINE ON SIERRA LEONE INC; RAISE YOUR HAND FOUNDATION and 6 more
SIMON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,190,0007 12017–2025 JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA INC
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Where the money went

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.

2025 · Form 990 · $215,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $215,694 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $215,694$215,694-- 99.9%
Fees: management $151-$151- 0.1%
Total$215,845100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $81,906 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $80,800 98.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,106 1.4%
Total$81,906100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $82,079 spent · pay $0 · grants $81,440 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $81,440 99.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $639 0.8%
Total$82,079100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $70,748 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $70,500 99.6%
Printing, publications, postage $248 0.4%
Total$70,748100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $78,957 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,700 93.3%
Fees to independent contractors $5,257 6.7%
Total$78,957100%

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