Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1967.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $516K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Buley | $242,337 | $252,875 | $233,159 | $238,449 | $232,940 |
| Loy Van't Hul | — | $175,366 | $163,932 | $173,952 | $148,892 |
| Loy Vant Hul | $171,642 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Meyer | $160,793 | $166,125 | $157,827 | $145,765 | $119,002 |
| Cynthia Dagel | $161,900 | $163,879 | $140,750 | $150,034 | — |
| Lisa Schwanke | $130,630 | $134,955 | $129,311 | — | — |
| Luis Salazar Arce | $128,565 | — | — | — | — |
| Lola Wedebrand | — | $120,821 | — | — | — |
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.
See Hope Haven Incorporated executive salaries →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
Provides services to empower children, adults, and families with unique challenges toward independence.
Questions for Hope Haven Incorporated
Your first name shows with your question. Hope Haven Incorporated answers here, for everyone.
Hope haven provides employment services in northwest iowa and southwest minnesota. In fy 2021, services were provided to 150 in facility-based workshops in rock valley and spirit lake, iowa and worthington, minnesota. Job placement services assisted 230 people in obtaining integrated, competitive employment in 95 businesses.
RESIDENTIAL/SUPPORT services-provided living skills, training and independent living opportunities to 550 residents in various settings such as ICF/ID facilities, RCF/ID, community based apts, waiver homes, respite care, family homes, and others.
Children and family services-provided peer support, community support, day habilitation, and intervention skills training to 250 individuals in northern iowa and SW minnesota.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $7.4M | $12.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.1M | $583K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $12.5M | $12.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $30.5M | $34.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.8M | $3.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $26.7M | $30.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $353K | $353K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $23.4M | $20.1M | $3.0M | $319K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $879K | $753K | $113K | $12K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $4.4M | $3.7M | $643K | $60K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $217K | $27K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $933K | $303K | $603K | $27K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $205K | $91K | $51K | $63K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $382K | $296K | $84K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $242K | $171K | $41K | $29K |
| InterestLn 20 | $49K | $32K | $16K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $277K | $174K | $102K | $574 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $11.0M | $10.4M | $584K | $60K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1.1M | $718K | $412K | $19K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $45.0M | $38.5M | $5.9M | $619K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 18, 2025 | $56.3M | $48.9M | $7.4M | $45.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2025 | $48.7M | $47.2M | $1.5M | $37.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2024 | $51.9M | $49.5M | $2.4M | $35.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2023 | $51.2M | $48.3M | $2.9M | $33.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 1, 2021 | $49.0M | $45.0M | $4.0M | $30.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $49,000,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $49,000,066 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,997,185 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $34,660,027 assets, 19 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,834,039 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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