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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stepka | PRESIDENT | 2021-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tracy Stepka | VICE PRESIDE | 2021-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Reed | TREASURER | 2021-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Merv Sheplee | DIRECTOR | 2021-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barb Sheplee | DIRECTOR | 2021-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARB SHEPLEE | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MERV SHEPLEE | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT REED | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KURT STEPKA | PRESIDENT | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TRACY STEPKA | VICE PRESIDE | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stepka | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tracy Stepka | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert L Reed | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Merv Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barb Sheplee | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stepka | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tracy Stepka | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert L Reed | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Merv Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barb Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stepka | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tracy Stepka | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Reed | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Merv Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barb Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stepka | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tracy Stepka | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert L Reed | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Merv Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barb Sheplee | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $207,424 | $215,845 | $7,512 | $7,512 | $207,424 | $0 | - | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $90,405 | $81,906 | $15,933 | $15,933 | $90,405 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $80,588 | $82,079 | $7,424 | $7,424 | $80,588 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $71,358 | $70,748 | $8,915 | $8,915 | $71,358 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVISORS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $9,000 | 2020 | $9,000 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $7,519 | 2022 | $7,519 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP MISSION INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $49 | 2023 | $22 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $215,694 | $215,694 | - | - | 99.9% | |
| Fees: management | $151 | - | $151 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $215,845 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $81,906 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,800 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $80,800 | 98.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,106 | 1.4% | |
| Total | $81,906 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $82,079 spent · pay $0 · grants $81,440 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $81,440 | 99.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $639 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $82,079 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $70,748 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $70,500 | 99.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $248 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $70,748 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $78,957 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $73,700 | 93.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $5,257 | 6.7% | |
| Total | $78,957 | 100% |
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