Hope Abounds INC

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, NC501(c)(3)Since 2010Human ServicesEIN 27-1858542

The mission of Hope Abounds is to provide compassionate, no-cost support, resources, and education to cancer patients, their families, and caregivers. By empowering individuals through advocacy, collaboration, and tailored assistance, they are ensuring no one faces their cancer journey alone.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 83 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$84K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$224K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$256K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$224K
FY2025▼ -25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$153K
FY2022$221K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$224K
Expenses
$256K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$174K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$256K
Net assets
$55K
FY2025▼ -37%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$51K
FY2022$109K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$55K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $226K Management & general 4% · $11K Fundraising 8% · $19K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman & President
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Barnes’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021
Elizabeth Barnes$60,000$60,000$45,000$41,802$38,604$33,604
Penny Millis—————$21,400
Kenny Barnes$12,000—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers practical help to people undergoing cancer treatment.

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3 program services account for $226K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Patient Advocacy

In 2025, cancer diagnoses remain elevated, with many patients still experiencing the long-term effects of delayed care during the COVID-19 pandemic. A significant number of individuals are presenting with late-stage or metastatic disease, requiring more complex and immediate intervention.Economic challenges continue to compound these…

$105Kprogram expense
02

Educational Programs

Hope Abounds Cancer Network continues its partnership with Storehouse Wellness, providing comprehensive wellness resources to patients and caregivers. Centered on the Four Pillarsnourishment, physical fitness, mental wellness, and financial healththis collaboration offers access to expert-led programs designed to support quality of life…

$79Kprogram expense
03

Medical Navigation

To meet the complex and evolving needs of cancer patients, Hope Abounds continues to provide comprehensive medical navigation services. Through partnerships with Storehouse Wellness and Synergy Homecare, patients receive personalized guidance, education, and in-home supportregardless of where they are in their cancer journey.In 2025…

$42Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 24 grants · $30K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,767
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,038
Unitemized GrantFY2023$957
Unitemized GrantFY2023$876
Unitemized GrantFY2023$873
Unitemized GrantFY2023$180
Unitemized GrantFY2023$173
Unitemized GrantFY2023$127
Unitemized GrantFY2023$51
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,975
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,884
Unitemized GrantFY2022$964
Unitemized GrantFY2022$700
Unitemized GrantFY2022$587
Unitemized GrantFY2022$558
Unitemized GrantFY2022$278
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$224K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$256K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$224K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 683
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K$131K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$178K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$88K$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$53K$3K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$91K$5K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$602$803
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$683$681
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$525
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$554$488$23$43
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$107$107
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$30K$432$458
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$288$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K$226K$11K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $224K$256K−$32K$55K 990 PDF
FY2024 $298K$298K$90$88K 990 PDF
FY2023 $277K$284K−$7K$88K 990 PDF
FY2022 $221K$174K$47K$109K 990 PDF
FY2021 $153K$51K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,603 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$126,107
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,633
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,484
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,740
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,000$25,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,467$1,467
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$23,604−$23,604
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$22,137$223,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,989 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,962$2,962
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,228 · Management $2,901 · Fundraising $3,871$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,198 · Management $4,971 · Fundraising $6,632$102,801
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,049 · Management $602 · Fundraising $803$12,454
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,485 · Management $683 · Fundraising $681$2,849
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,667$11,667
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,125 · Fundraising $1,125$2,250
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,744 · Fundraising $1,831$9,575
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,975 · Management $525$10,500
IX-17 TravelFundraising $1,398$1,398
IX-20 InterestPrograms $488 · Management $23 · Fundraising $43$554
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,931 · Management $107 · Fundraising $107$2,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,711 · Management $432 · Fundraising $458$30,601
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,587 · Management $288 · Fundraising $2,358$6,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,150 · Management $10,532 · Fundraising $19,307$255,989
Part X · Balance sheet $138,825 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,514$131,312
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,363$2,311
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,536$5,202
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $178,413$138,825
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,447$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $68,454$65,249
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,824$18,274
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,725$83,523
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,688$55,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,688$55,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $178,413$138,825
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,603
XI-2 Total expenses$255,989
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,386
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,688
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,302

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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