HOPE-IN-ACTION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $125K · expenses $102K · assets $239K

EIN
71-0832366
Address
PO BOX 1006, HOPE, AR 71802-1006
NTEE code
P85
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2000 (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))
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Mission

To provide food for the hungry and shelter for the homeless.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 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
Mae Dulaney Board Member2020-2024 $21,685$78,909 1
LuGene Erwin Board Member2019-2024 $0$5,200 1
Mae Delaney (former) CASE WORKER2019 $15,600$15,600 1
Stephanie Gee (former) Bookkeeper Board Member2022-2023 $2,400$6,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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
Freddie Smith Board Member2021-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Mike Malek Board Member2024 6 $0 reported 1
Helen Byers Shelter Director Board Member2019-2024 48 $0 reported 1
Twyla Pruden Secretary Board Member2020-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Paul G Henley Chairman2019-2024 16 $0 reported 2
Craig Tomlinson Intake Maintenancer Board Member2022-2024 48 $0 reported 1
Casey Curtis Bookkeeper Board Member2024 6 $0 reported 1
Dru Hoover (former) Board Member2023 5 $0 reported 1
Drew Hoover (former) Board Member2019-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Jacque Ford (former) Secretary2019-2020 10 $0 reported 1
Helen Bearden (former) Vice-Chairman2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Carroll Byers (former) Asst Shelter Boxx2020 20 $0 reported 1
Carol Byers (former) ASSIST SHELTER BOSS2019 10 $0 reported 1
Margaret Sengel (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mae Dulaney Board Member28 $21,685-$0 $21,6851
Freddie Smith Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
LuGene Erwin Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
Mike Malek Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
Helen Byers Shelter Director Board Member48 $0-$0 $01
Twyla Pruden Secretary Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Paul G Henley Chairman16 $0-$0 $02
Craig Tomlinson Intake Maintenancer Board Member48 $0-$0 $01
Casey Curtis Bookkeeper Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mae Dulaney Board Member28 $21,552-$0 $21,5521
Stephanie Gee Bookkeeper Board Member17 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Freddie Smith Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
LuGene Erwin Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
Dru Hoover Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Helen Byers Shelter Director Board Member48 $0-$0 $01
Twyla Pruden Secretary Board Member8 $0-$0 $01
Paul G Henley Chairman16 $0-$0 $02
Craig Tomlinson Intake Maintenancer Board Member48 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mae Dulaney Case Worker28 $17,472-$0 $17,4721
Stephanie Gee Bookkeeper Board Member17 $3,600-$0 $3,6001
Freddie Smith Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
LuGene Erwin Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
Drew Hoover Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Helen Byers Shelter Director Board Member48 $0-$0 $01
Twyla Pruden Secretary Board Member8 $0-$0 $01
Paul G Henley Chairman16 $0-$0 $02
Craig Tomlinson Intake MaintenanceBoard Member48 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mae Dulaney Case Worker28 $0-$2,600 $2,6001
Paul G Henley Chairman16 $0-$0 $02
Twyla Pruden Secretary8 $0-$0 $01
Helen Byers Shelter Diretor48 $0-$0 $01
Drew Hoover Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
LuGene Erwin Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
Freddie Smith Board Member6 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mae Dulaney Case Worker30 $15,600-- $15,6001
LuGene Erwin Bookeeper - HMIS15 $2,600-- $2,6001
Paul G Henley Chairman25 $0-- $02
Jacque Ford Secretary10 $0-- $01
Helen Bearden Vice-Chairman1 $0-- $01
Helen Byers Shelter Boss80 $0-- $01
Carroll Byers Asst Shelter Boxx20 $0-- $01
Drew Hoover Board Member5 $0-- $01
Twyla Pruden Board Member-Volunteer10 $0-- $01
2019 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MAE DELANEY CASE WORKER30 $15,600-$0 $15,6001
LUGENE ERWIN BOOKKEEPER20 $2,600-$0 $2,6001
PAUL HENLEY CHAIRMAN25 $0-$0 $02
JACQUE FORD SECRETARY20 $0-$0 $01
HELEN BEARDEN VICE-CHAIR5 $0-$0 $01
HELEN BYERS SHELTER BOSS80 $0-$0 $01
CAROL BYERS ASSIST SHELTER BOSS10 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET SENGEL BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DREW HOOVER BOARD MEMBER10 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,779$102,304 $239,282$239,282 $105,327$19,399 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,064$128,979 $216,807$216,807 $138,635$28,378 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$185,278$154,127 $197,510$197,510 $144,723$25,464 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,822$188,819 $166,359$166,359 $151,271$24,496 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$198,680$171,923 $164,356$164,356 $171,253$27,394 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,668$141,148 $137,599$137,599 $95,273$25,361 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,690,789 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
HARVEST TEXARKANA Public charity Exact 2017-2025 9$2,679,681 2025$137,454
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$6,000 2020$6,000
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UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE-IN-ACTION INC” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPE-IN-ACTION INC” 2020-2023 4$108 2023$25
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
HOPE WORKS JOB EXPERIENCE PROGRAMARP85 $123,816$113,183 BOARD MEMABER$8,198 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPES & DREAMS INCILP85 $146,258$191,810 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HESED HOUSE OF HOPE INCNCP85 $234,622$376,378 STUDENT ADVI$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HIGHLAND COUNTY HOMELESS SHELTEROHP85 $185,892$155,222 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HENDERSON COUNTY HOMELESS MINISTRYTXP85 $182,380$195,723 Executive Dir.$23,154 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE HOMELESS INCNCP85 $173,838$165,364 Executive Dir.$57,296 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
TRANSITION 2 HOPE INCILP85 $146,992$47,021 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar name
MORGAN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION INCWVP85 $71,629$44,633 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
POURHOUSE INCINP85 $155,026$164,776 PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR$98,000 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HOPE CITY HOMES INCMOP85 $184,020$164,237 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x
HOPE TO CHANGECAP85 $124,168$125,302 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
PEACEFUL KNIGHTS INCPAP85 $69,644$48,074 Assistant Director$7,200 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FAMILY PROMISE OF BIRMINGHAM INCALP85 $113,870$166,832 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$81,845 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HOUSING ACTION OF WABASH COUNTY INCINP85 $83,837$30,457 Board President$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x
STATELINE WORKS OF MERCY INCWIP85 $160,790$53,192 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
S O S COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCCAP85 $67,697$64,545 President$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
BETTY FUND-HOMES FOR THE HOMELESSCAP85 $110,404$120,664 Director$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
WALKIN IN MY SHOES INCWIP85 $72,864$67,902 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x
ONLY HOPE WNCNCP85 $187,654$193,710 CEO$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x
TARRANT COUNTY HANDS OF HOPETXP85 $191,666$149,049 CFO/Secretary$35,019 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SAMARITAN WELL INCILP85 $248,473$272,823 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$56,661 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
OPERATION HOMELESS INCNCP85 $78,717$60,549 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x
WESTERN NEW YORK COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INCNYP85 $76,953$62,027 Chair$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x
CENTER OF HOPE FRIENDSHIP ROOMOHP85 $247,633$288,289 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x, similar mission
WILLIAMS HOUSE OF HOPE INCORPORATEDWIP85 $85,502$72,214 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code P85, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$500,0001 12023–2023 TULARE COUNTY HOPE FOR THE HOMELESS INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$461,59530 152017–2024 MUINDI FOUNDATION INC; SOLUTIONS AT WORK INC; FRIENDS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INC; HOMELESS HOOKUP and 11 more
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$450,0004 12021–2024 MOMS 4 HOUSING INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$441,47831 172015–2024 HENDERSON COUNTY HOMELESS MINISTRY; AREA IN NEED MISSIONARY HOUSE INC; TARRANT COUNTY HANDS OF HOPE; STATELINE WORKS OF MERCY INC and 13 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$397,04732 112013–2024 POURHOUSE INC; FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INC; MISSION POSSIBLE MOLDOVA; SPARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION and 7 more
PRESERVATI FAMILY CHARITABLE TR FOUNDATION Private foundation$262,5006 12020–2025 WARM A HEART GIVE A BED
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$232,91627 132019–2025 SPARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION; BAREFOOT MISSION INC; HESED HOUSE OF HOPE INC; BACKPACK PROJECT INC and 9 more
HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$219,2386 12019–2024 VB HOME NOW INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$182,52316 22015–2024 FAMILY PROMISE OF COLLIN COUNTY INC; TARRANT COUNTY HANDS OF HOPE
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC DAF sponsor$165,0002 12022–2024 ONLY HOPE WNC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$152,34224 72012–2024 HOPE CITY HOMES INC; FAMILY PROMISE OF BIRMINGHAM INC; NEXT STEP MINISTRIES INC; ABOUT OUR FATHER S BUSINESS INC and 3 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INC DAF sponsor$122,58615 12020–2024 FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INC
ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$120,0009 12015–2023 NEXT STEP MINISTRIES INC
CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$103,50013 12011–2024 SOLUTIONS AT WORK INC
LACROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$102,9664 12022–2025 WINN 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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $102,304 spent · pay $21,685 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $80,619 78.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,685 21.2%
Total$102,304100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $128,979 spent · pay $23,952 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $105,027 81.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,952 18.6%
Total$128,979100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $154,127 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,724 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $116,239 75.4%
Fees to independent contractors $27,875 18.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,289 4.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,724 1.8%
Total$154,127100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $188,819 spent · pay $0 · grants $97,160 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $97,160 51.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $85,642 45.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,417 1.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,600 1.4%
Total$188,819100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $171,923 spent · pay $20,116 · grants $14,717 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $90,479 52.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,611 27.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,116 11.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $14,717 8.6%
Total$171,923100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $141,148 spent · pay $23,995 · grants $5,646 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $69,163 49.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,344 30.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,995 17.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,646 4.0%
Total$141,148100%

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