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Hopecam INC

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Reston, VA501(c)(3)Since 2003EIN 56-2416801Revenue $1.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwhopecam.org12100 Sunset Hills Rd Ste C10, 20190-5913 · Reston, VATax-exempt since Oct 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$911K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$768K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$653K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$653K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$911K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$663K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$901K
FY2025$911K
Net assets
$768K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$679K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$883K
FY2024$635K
FY2025$768K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 2004.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $711K Management & general 5% · $41K Fundraising 17% · $159K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Brett Fox
Director of Operations
$104,085Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeannie Buhr
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sean Caldwell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Brett Fox$104,085——
Lauren V Priestas—$93,403$85,003

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 free live-streaming cameras to families of hospitalized children so they can see their child when away.

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1 program · $711K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$711Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Doolittle Family Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Howard Family FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$911K
Ln 25
Programscol B$711K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$768K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$786K
Total assetsLn 16$852K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$313K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$786K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$786K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$852K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
Net assetsLn 32$768K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$527K$786K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$744K$852K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$83K
Net assetsLn 32$635K$768K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$307K$307K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$168K$13K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$24K$172$688
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$991$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$32K$480
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$345$3K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$29K$87$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$13K$915$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$121K$122$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$911K$711K$41K$159K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$911K$133K$768K 990 PDF
FY2024 $653K$901K−$248K$635K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$795K$258K$883K 990 PDF
FY2022 $564K$833K−$270K$625K 990 PDF
FY2021 $685K$740K−$55K$679K 990 PDF
FY2020 $653K$663K−$10K$734K 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 I · Summary $1,044,870 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $628,807$1,030,099
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,492$14,771
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,500$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $652,799$1,044,870
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $347,768$307,005
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $259,443$273,031
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$70,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $293,599$261,382
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $900,810$911,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$248,011$133,452
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,044,870 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$151,931
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$878,168
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$313,165
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,030,099
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,771$14,771
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,771$1,044,870
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $911,418 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $307,005$307,005
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,753 · Management $12,710 · Fundraising $50,842$231,305
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,243 · Management $172 · Fundraising $688$25,103
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,669 · Management $991 · Fundraising $3,963$16,623
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,512$22,512
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $70,000$70,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,250 · Fundraising $480$32,730
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,072 · Management $345 · Fundraising $3,127$8,544
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,634 · Management $87 · Fundraising $1,006$29,727
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,427 · Management $915 · Fundraising $3,658$18,000
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,257$3,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,006 · Management $122 · Fundraising $25,484$146,612
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $711,059 · Management $41,111 · Fundraising $159,248$911,418
Part X · Balance sheet $851,633 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $526,565$786,261
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $92,500$15,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $49,470$4,792
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,841$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $61,444$45,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $743,820$851,633
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,541$29,358
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $66,236$53,780
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,777$83,138
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $542,543$733,495
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $92,500$35,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $635,043$768,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $743,820$851,633
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $768,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,044,870
XI-2 Total expenses$911,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$635,043
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$768,495

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

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