HOPE LIVES HERE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $229K · expenses $215K · assets $202K

EIN
47-1601450
Address
PO BOX 20811, AMARILLO, TX 79114-2811
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2015 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Brooke Schneider (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Brooke Melton PRESIDENT2025 $52,898$52,898 1
Brooke Schneider (former) PRESIDENT2020-2024 $43,219$160,005 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Dr Robert Ballinger BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ben Bentley BOARD MEMEBE2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Laura Eubanks BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jesus Gonzales BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Barbara Schneider BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jeremy Scott BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Brandon Whitney BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Joey Avey VICE PRESIDE2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jay Eubanks TREASURER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Chrystal Johnson SECRETARY2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Heather Hancock (former) SECRETARY2024 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $53K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BROOKE MELTON PRESIDENT40 $52,898$0$0 $52,8981
DR ROBERT BALLINGER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BEN BENTLEY BOARD MEMEBE- $0$0$0 $01
LAURA EUBANKS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JESUS GONZALES BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JEREMY SCOTT BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BRANDON WHITNEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JOEY AVEY VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
JAY EUBANKS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
CHRYSTAL JOHNSON SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $43K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BROOKE SCHNEIDER PRESIDENT40 $43,219$0$0 $43,2191
DR ROBERT BALLINGER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BEN BENTLEY BOARD MEMEBE- $0$0$0 $01
LAURA EUBANKS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JESUS GONZALES BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JEREMY SCOTT BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BRANDON WHITNEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JOEY AVEY VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
JAY EUBANKS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER HANCOCK SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $37K · 4 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brooke Schneider Secretary40 $37,443$0$0 $37,4431
2022 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $34K · 2 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brooke Schneider Secretary40 $33,600$0$0 $33,6001
2021 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BROOKE SCHNEIDER SECRETARY40 $22,105-$0 $22,1051
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BROOKE SCHNEIDER SECRETARY40 $21,400-$2,238 $23,6381

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 ↗
$228,587$215,204 $202,223$200,011 $153,056$379 $52,898310
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,111$218,170 $197,446$193,547 $132,636$3,248 $43,2195-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,120$171,923 $215,606$215,606 $95,972$5,998 $37,44342
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,492$105,667 $208,454$207,409 $220,992$0 $33,60022
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,516$84,365 $66,282$66,282 $160,093- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,723$100,439 $36,131$36,131 $55,802- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $285,786 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. 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
AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2024 8$214,763 2024$45,922
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MARY E BIVINS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$20,000 2022$20,000
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LAURA VIOLA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE LIVES HERE” 2023 1$19,642 2023$19,642
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XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE LIVES HERE” 2019-2024 9$10,780 2024$3,030
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FRANCES E MADDOX FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE LIVES HERE” 2024-2025 2$10,000 2025$5,000
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ATLANTA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE LIVES HERE” 2024 1$9,500 2024$9,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE LIVES HERE” 2020-2023 4$601 2023$135
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WESTROCK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE LIVES HERE” 2021 1$500 2021$500
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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 · $215,204 spent · pay $115,944 · grants $0 · events $43,233
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $100,288-$100,288- 46.6%
Fees: other services $44,564$26,856$17,708- 20.7%
Office expenses $18,018-$18,018- 8.4%
Occupancy $18,000-$18,000- 8.4%
Payroll taxes $15,656-$15,656- 7.3%
Insurance $5,845$2,404$3,441- 2.7%
Travel $4,046$4,046-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,833$3,008$825- 1.8%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $3,149$3,149-- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $1,420-$1,420- 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $385$385-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $107,584$43,233reported apart
Total$215,204100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $218,170 spent · pay $139,599 · grants $0 · events $64,668
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $126,305-$126,305- 57.9%
Fees: other services $43,680$31,483$12,197- 20.0%
Office expenses $14,264-$14,264- 6.5%
Payroll taxes $13,294-$13,294- 6.1%
Occupancy $9,000-$9,000- 4.1%
Insurance $4,578$1,298$3,280- 2.1%
Advertising and promotion $3,455$2,455$1,000- 1.6%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $2,730$2,730-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $800-$800- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $64$64-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $120,754$64,668reported apart
Total$218,170100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $171,923 spent · pay $93,701 · grants $43,212 · events $61,862
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $47,088$0$47,088$0 27.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $37,443$0$37,443$0 21.8%
Grants to US individuals $36,768$36,768-- 21.4%
All other expenses $9,522$0$9,342$180 5.5%
Payroll taxes $9,170$0$9,170$0 5.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,444$6,444-- 3.7%
Occupancy $6,059$0$6,059$0 3.5%
Other (as described)Dues $5,404$0$5,404$0 3.1%
Office expenses $3,921$0$3,921$0 2.3%
Information technology $3,556$0$3,556$0 2.1%
Advertising and promotion $3,409$0$3,409$0 2.0%
Insurance $866$0$866$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Meals $814$0$814$0 0.5%
Fees: accounting $800$0$800$0 0.5%
Travel $445$0$445$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $174$0$174$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Postage $39$0$39$0 0.0%
Other (as described)Bank & CC Fees $1$0$1$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $137,067$61,862reported apart
Total$171,923100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $105,667 spent · pay $44,563 · grants $18,493 · events $50,478
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $33,600$0$33,600$0 31.8%
All other expenses $21,675$0$10,600$11,075 20.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $10,600$10,600-- 10.0%
Grants to US individuals $7,893$7,893-- 7.5%
Other salaries and wages $6,130$0$6,130$0 5.8%
Office expenses $5,508$0$5,508$0 5.2%
Payroll taxes $4,833$0$4,833$0 4.6%
Occupancy $4,482$0$4,482$0 4.2%
Advertising and promotion $3,298$0$3,298$0 3.1%
Information technology $2,466$0$2,466$0 2.3%
Other (as described)Meals $1,509$0$1,509$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Dues $1,205$0$1,205$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Bank & CC Fees $831$0$831$0 0.8%
Insurance $722$0$722$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Postage $544$0$544$0 0.5%
Travel $228$0$228$0 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $143$0$143$0 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $75,115$50,335reported apart
Total$105,667100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $84,365 spent · pay $61,290 · grants $0 · events $44,218
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $61,290 72.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,807 19.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,936 5.9%
Fees to independent contractors $936 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $396 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$44,218reported apart
Total$84,365100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $100,439 spent · pay $45,666 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,820 48.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,666 45.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,373 4.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,115 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $465 0.5%
Total$100,439100%

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