LAGRANGE COUNTY HOPE INC

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Plain text LAGRANGE COUNTY HOPE INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2025. https://furp.org/org/lagrange-county-hope-inc-920628852. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). LAGRANGE COUNTY HOPE INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2023–2025]. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/lagrange-county-hope-inc-920628852

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Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2023–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $106K · expenses $101K · assets $81K

EIN
92-0628852
Address
PO BOX 73, LAGRANGE, IN 46761-0073
Website
LAGRANGECOUNTYHOPE.COM
NTEE code
K30 Food Programs (Food, Agriculture and Nutrition) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2023 (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
Dawn Christner (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED BY DELIVERING FOOD AND BASIC SUPPLIES TO THOSE WITHIN OUR LAGRANGE COUNTY SERVICE AREA WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE FAMILIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

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
Sonja Giggy PRESIDENT2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Kim Hays VICE PRESIDE2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Julie Wahll TREASURER2023-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jane Kauffman SECRETARY2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Tam Newsome DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Anna Wahll DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Dawn Christner (former) Treasurer2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Cathy Frey (former) Secretary2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Seth Schrock (former) Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jasmin Miller (former) Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alma Helmuth (former) Director2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 110 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONJA GIGGY PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
KIM HAYS VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
JANE KAUFFMAN SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
TAM NEWSOME DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA WAHLL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIE WAHLL TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 110 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sonja Giggy President10 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Hays Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Dawn Christner Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Cathy Frey Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Julie Wahll Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Jane Kauffman Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Seth Schrock Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Jasmin Miller Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Alma Helmuth Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sonja Giggy President1 $0-$0 $01
Julie Wahll Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Dawn Christner Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Cathy Frey Secretary1 $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 ↗
$105,583$100,860 $80,762$80,762 $84,500$0 -0110
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$300,545$254,485 $76,039$76,039 $290,843$0 $00110
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,640$42,895 $29,979$29,979 $66,640- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $110,693 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
LAGRANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $78,1933 $29,7522025 2023-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $32,5002 $22,5002025 2024-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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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 · $100,860 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,278
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION $70,729$70,729-- 70.1%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $7,000$7,000-- 6.9%
Other (as described) EventCOMMUNITY EVENTS $5,278$5,278-- 5.2%
Other (as described)COMMUNITY MEALS $4,740$4,740-- 4.7%
Depreciation and depletion $3,258$3,258-- 3.2%
Insurance $3,240$3,240-- 3.2%
All other expenses $2,493$2,493-- 2.5%
Advertising and promotion $2,000$2,000-- 2.0%
Occupancy $1,301$1,301-- 1.3%
Travel $480$480-- 0.5%
Office expenses $341$341-- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $8,368-reported apart
Total$100,860100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $254,485 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,848
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $206,753$206,753$0$0 81.2%
Other (as described)Food purchased for distribution $40,500$40,500$0$0 15.9%
Insurance $3,250$3,250$0$0 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $2,141$2,141$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)Food distribution supplies and outreach $854$854$0$0 0.3%
Office expenses $580$0$580$0 0.2%
Travel $407$407$0$0 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $4,920$2,848reported apart
Total$254,485100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $42,895 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,895 100.0%
Total$42,895100%

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