Fostering Hope exists to serve and support the local foster care community. This includes children in foster care, foster families, and foster care agency workers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 17% 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
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
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
$206K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$162K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$248K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$206K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$162K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$167K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$162K
Net assets
$248K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$248K

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 Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $89K Management & general 45% · $73K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Burch’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Burch$17,888$16,380$16,315$15,600
Joanna Holden$17,888$16,380$16,315$15,600

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides clothing, gifts, and support to foster children, families, and agency workers.

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3 programs · $49K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Christmas of Hope

This program provides gifts to children in local foster homes as well as to some referred families currently working with children's division to keep their children in the home. Approximately 55 -65 was spent on each child and gifts were provided off of their wish list.

$33Kprogram expense
02

Caring Closet

Fostering hope has two caring closet locations (one in carl junction and one in sheldon) where foster families and children in foster care can get clothing, shoes, toiletries, toys, and other needed items. All items are given away free of charge and most of the items given away are donated by the community.

$9Kprogram expense
03

The Hope Fund

The hope fund is a program which provides for larger and more specific needs of children in foster care. This is a referral based program and needs must be referred by a supervisor at a local foster care agency.

$8Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$162K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$248K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$248K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$248K
Total assetsLn 16$208K$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$208K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$849$849
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$162K$89K$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $206K$162K$44K$248K 990 PDF
FY2024 $226K$202K$24K$208K 990 PDF
FY2023 $208K$167K$41K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K$143K 990 PDF
FY2021 $162K$103K 990 PDF
FY2020 $169K$60K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $205,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $214,965$169,245
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,884$36,750
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $225,849$205,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,300$66,639
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,311$95,227
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $201,611$161,866
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,238$44,129
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $205,995 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $36,750 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,245
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,245
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $36,750$205,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $161,866 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $61,751$61,751
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,888$4,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,123$4,123
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,447$1,447
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,291$1,291
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $849$849
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,224$21,224
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,701$5,701
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,592$60,592
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,808 · Management $73,058 · Fundraising $0$161,866
Part X · Balance sheet $248,288 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,154$248,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $208,154$248,288
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $208,154$248,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $208,154$248,288
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$205,995
XI-2 Total expenses$161,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$208,154
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,995
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,288

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

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