Abiding Hope INC

Tax-deductible

Mars Hill, NC501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 30-1166558

Abiding Hope, Inc. helps women and families in North Buncombe and Madison Counties that face an unplanned pregnancy. We help women by providing free pregnancy tests, free limited OB ultrasounds and speaking to them about their options. We also provide referrals to agencies that can help them with housing, food, clothing, and/or safety if needed. We talk with them throughout their pregnancy supporting the family in getting ready for baby. We provide parenting classes that can start in the first trimester and last through the first 2 years of life. When they come in for parenting classes, they earn points to go shopping in our baby closet that contains maternity clothes, baby items and clothes up to 2T. If someone loses their baby due to miscarriage or abortion, we have women that can come alongside and help the family work through their grief.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 32% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $36
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$193K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$173K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$386K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$193K
FY2025▼ -26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$193K
Expenses
$173K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$118K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$179K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
$386K
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$386K

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 Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $75K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$45,544Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Hilemon’s $46K as Executive Dir. is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angela Hilemon$45,544$39,875$33,614$33,000—$18,036
Melissa Lewis Jan-Sept————$26,750—
Melissa Lewis—————$26,564
Angela Hilemon Oct-Dec————$24,721—

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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Programs and updates

Supports women facing unplanned pregnancies with free tests, ultrasounds, options counseling, and parenting resources.

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3 program services account for $75K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Ultrasound

Limited OB that confirms the pregnancy and makes sure it is not a tubal pregnancy. We give them information on the development of their baby and continue to help them get into medical care and community resources to help them as well as refer them to our parenting program. During 2024, this program served 23 clients.

$29Kprogram expense
02

Parenting Program

Individual classes with the client and family that help them prepare for all things pregnancy and birth. Our parenting program doesn't stop there and helps families with parenting issues from birth through 2 years old. We give them resources to help them parent. During 2024, this program served 74 clients.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Pregnancy Test

is a urine pregnancy test that clients come in to take and then we give them educational materials on all of their choices and how to get into medical care. During 2024, this program served 32 clients.

$21Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$193K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$193K
Money outPt IX
$173K
Ln 25
Programscol B$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$386K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$193K
Total revenueLn 12$193K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$386K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $193K$173K$20K$386K 990 PDF
FY2024 $261K$179K$81K$377K 990 PDF
FY2023 $173K$303K 990 PDF
FY2022 $241K$118K$123K$285K 990 PDF
FY2021 $144K$162K 990 PDF
FY2020 $114K$122K 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

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

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