Blessed Be Hope for Three INC

Tax-deductible

Sugar Land, TX501(c)(3)Since 2010Diseases & DisordersEIN 27-3572770Revenue $719K in FY2025

On file with the IRShopeforthree.org4771 Sweetwater Blvd 358, 77479-3121 · Sugar Land, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hope for Three bridges critical gaps between families and service providers through free, evidence-informed programs that promote early intervention caregiver support, safety, and long-term independence. By helping famalies access appropriate care earlier, we reduce long-term dependence on systems while strenghening outcomes for individuals and broader community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 736 volunteers and 8 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $186K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$229K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$719K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$797K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$279K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$719K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$725K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$868K
FY2024$799K
FY2025$719K
Expenses
$797K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$871K
FY2023$917K
FY2024$779K
FY2025$797K
Net assets
$279K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$279K

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 Apr 2011.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $559K Management & general 15% · $122K Fundraising 15% · $116K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$102,038Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darla Farmer’s $102K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023
Darla Farmer$102,038$96,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports families affected by Autism spectrum disorder with resources and aid.

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1 program · $559K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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$559Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $961K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$103,642
Unitemized GrantFY2024$150,004
Unitemized GrantFY2023$184,698
Unitemized GrantFY2022$163,772
Unitemized GrantFY2021$163,655
Unitemized GrantFY2020$195,547

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$719K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Money outPt IX
$797K
Ln 25
Programscol B$559K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$279K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K
Total assetsLn 16$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$286K
Total revenueLn 12$719K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$488K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$488K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K
Net assetsLn 32$279K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6736
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$541K$488K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$635K$508K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K$229K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$279K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$104K$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$460K$331K$87K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$26K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$26K$19K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$2K$918
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$330$156
InterestLn 20$3K$0$3K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$768$553$146$69
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$307$145
All other expensesLn 24e$153K$68K$17K$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$797K$559K$122K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $719K$797K−$78K$279K 990 PDF
FY2024 $799K$779K$20K$357K 990 PDF
FY2023 $868K$917K−$49K$367K 990 PDF
FY2022 $784K$871K−$87K$415K 990 PDF
FY2021 $725K$678K$47K$502K 990 PDF
FY2020 $760K$714K$46K$455K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $719,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $768,589$719,127
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $768,589$719,127
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $150,004$103,642
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $444,733$496,175
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,863$196,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $778,600$796,661
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,011−$77,534
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $719,127 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$285,802
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$433,325
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$719,127
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$719,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $796,661 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $103,642$103,642
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $331,271 · Management $87,419 · Fundraising $41,409$460,099
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,975 · Management $6,854 · Fundraising $3,247$36,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,990 · Management $5,011 · Fundraising $2,374$26,375
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,345 · Management $1,938 · Fundraising $918$10,201
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,249 · Management $330 · Fundraising $156$1,735
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,172 · Fundraising $0$3,172
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $553 · Management $146 · Fundraising $69$768
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,163 · Management $307 · Fundraising $145$1,615
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,477 · Management $17,174 · Fundraising $67,327$152,978
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $558,665 · Management $122,351 · Fundraising $115,645$796,661
Part X · Balance sheet $507,881 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $541,284$488,113
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $85,000$11,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,236$4,514
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,643$4,254
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $635,163$507,881
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,137$16,444
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $112,026$64,299
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $134,498$125,670
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,000$22,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $278,661$228,913
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $356,502$278,968
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $356,502$278,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $635,163$507,881
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $278,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$719,127
XI-2 Total expenses$796,661
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$356,502
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$278,968

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

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