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.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 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
$629K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$760K
Spent
$714K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$455K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$760K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$725K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$868K
FY2024$799K
FY2025$719K
Expenses
$714K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$871K
FY2023$917K
FY2024$779K
FY2025$797K
Net assets
$455K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$279K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $467K Management & general 11% · $82K Fundraising 23% · $165K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
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Treasurer
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Director
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Director
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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 2Yes
  • 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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3 programs · $467K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$271Kprogram expense
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$121Kprogram expense
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$75Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$760K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$691K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$162
Money outPt IX
$714K
Ln 25
Programscol B$467K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$165K
Owns and owesPt X
$455K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$629K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$691K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$176K
Investment incomeLn 3$162
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$760K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$479K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$629K
Net assetsLn 32$455K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$465K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$629K
Net assetsLn 32$410K$455K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$196K$196K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$164K$52K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$12K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$13K$4K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$49K$28K$8K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$4K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$604$338$103$163
All other expensesLn 24e$115K$47K$12K$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$714K$467K$82K$165K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $760K$714K$46K$455K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $759,658 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $597,788$690,666
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$68,830
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $597,800$759,658
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $148,405$195,547
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,063$339,405
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,917$179,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $661,385$714,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,585$45,514
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $759,658 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$175,983
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$514,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$690,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$162
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $68,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$68,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,992 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$759,658
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $714,144 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $195,547$195,547
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,814 · Management $51,725 · Fundraising $80,024$295,563
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,759 · Management $3,570 · Fundraising $5,670$20,999
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,782 · Management $3,898 · Fundraising $6,163$22,843
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,986 · Management $1,210 · Fundraising $1,924$7,120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,690 · Management $8,406 · Fundraising $13,351$49,447
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,687 · Management $1,119 · Fundraising $1,778$6,584
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $338 · Management $103 · Fundraising $163$604
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,439 · Management $11,622 · Fundraising $56,376$115,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $467,042 · Management $81,653 · Fundraising $165,449$714,144
Part X · Balance sheet $1,084,268 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,446$479,208
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $180,534$590,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,400$12,416
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,644$2,644
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $464,949$1,084,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,169$41,625
X-19 Deferred revenue$437,349
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,169$628,974
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,280$305,294
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $265,500$150,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $409,780$455,294
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $464,949$1,084,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $455,294 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$759,658
XI-2 Total expenses$714,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,514
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$409,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$455,294

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