Hope to Walk

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Blacksburg, VA501(c)(3)Since 2015Health CareEIN 47-3345678

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To offer prosthetic legs and hope to a world in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 $18K a year · 5% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$262K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$278K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$112K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$262K
FY2025▼ -30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$426K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$262K
Expenses
$278K
FY2025▼ -19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$278K
Net assets
$112K
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$112K

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 May 2015.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $234K Management & general 13% · $35K Fundraising 3% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$110,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phillip Johnson’s $110K as Founder is at the 85th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Phillip Johnson$110,500———
Phillip Johnson—$92,147$92,147$67,631
Kristen Staples——$54,690$39,915
Kristen Staples Jan-Aug—$49,718——

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

Provides prosthetic limbs and support to amputees in need.

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1 program service account for $234K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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To ensure all amputees can access the ability to walk. We will design low-cost prosthetic legs and develop prosthetic training programs to train international communities to help themselves.

$234Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$262K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$175
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$112K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Other incomeLn 4–11$175
Total revenueLn 12$262K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$112K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 690
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$120K$122K
Total assetsLn 16$140K$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$112K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$110K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$660$660
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$24K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$53K$4K$630
Information technologyLn 14$3K$912$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$26K$26K
InterestLn 20$266$266
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$262$262
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$761$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$234K$35K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $262K$278K−$16K$112K 990 PDF
FY2024 $377K$344K$33K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $283K$456K−$173K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $444K$577K−$133K$276K 990 PDF
FY2021 $426K$336K$91K$342K 990 PDF
FY2020 $335K$246K$89K$224K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $261,883 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,980
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,799
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,980
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,681$16,681
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47$47
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $175$175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,856 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47$261,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,774 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,500$110,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,319$8,319
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $660$660
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,875$5,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,499 · Fundraising $5,766$30,265
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,472$5,472
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,975 · Management $3,969 · Fundraising $630$57,574
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $912 · Fundraising $2,000$2,912
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,149 · Management $4,603$9,752
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,705$25,705
IX-20 InterestPrograms $266$266
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $262$262
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,175$16,175
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $761 · Management $3,276$4,037
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,908 · Management $35,470 · Fundraising $8,396$277,774
Part X · Balance sheet $122,269 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,859$62,222
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,198$60,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $140,131$122,269
X-25 Other liabilities$9,842
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,889$9,842
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $132,497$105,210
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,745$7,217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,242$112,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $140,131$122,269
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,883
XI-2 Total expenses$277,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,891
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,242
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$112,427

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

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