501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$113K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $215K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$107K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$811K
Spent
$812K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$811K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$811K
FY2021$936K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$812K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$812K
FY2021$935K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending April 2020) · 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 Sep 2000.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $740K Management & general 6% · $48K Fundraising 3% · $24K

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; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$112,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice H Wheeler’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janice H Wheeler$150,004$139,133$133,250$123,800$112,433—
Shelley Fuller$132,007$117,901————
Janice H Wheeler Edd—————$112,667

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Project Joy and Hope for Texas is a human services nonprofit based in Pasadena, TX.

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3 programs · $702K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Holiday Gift Program

This program is designed to provide additional financial and christmas gifts to children and families who live at the tulip project, participate in agency programs, or have seriously ill children in the community at large.

$566Kprogram expense
02

Housing

Hope shelter program - temporary homes for families with children undergoing medical treatment, utilizing palliative care services, or recovering from transplant. See schedule o.

$82Kprogram expense
03

Hope Scholarship Fund

College scholarships for bereaved high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding community service in spite of their own adversity. PJH has awarded over $850,000 to area scholars since 2001. Scholarships were awarded to 61 high school seniors for fiscal year ending 4/30/2020.

$54Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 36 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$162,743
Unitemized GrantFY2024$96,980
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,708
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,722
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,818
Unitemized GrantFY2023$148,346
Unitemized GrantFY2023$105,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,183
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,855
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,106
Unitemized GrantFY2022$155,662
Unitemized GrantFY2022$113,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,335
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,184
Unitemized GrantFY2021$136,509
Unitemized GrantFY2021$80,500
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$811K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$636K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Money outPt IX
$812K
Ln 25
Programscol B$740K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$636K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$400K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$811K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$840K
SavingsLn 2$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6550
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$825K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$107K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$192K$192K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$100K$8K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$168K$13K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$31K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$2K$928
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$21K$2K$938
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$22K$2K$995
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$158$90
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$639$365
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$93K$7K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$62K$11K$408
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$9K$689$394
Total functional expensesLn 25$812K$740K$48K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.1M$466K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M$392K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$232K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$862K$201K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $936K$935K$1K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $811K$812K−$1K$3.8M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $810,796 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $588,845$636,393
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,875$106,330
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,334$9,316
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,763$58,757
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $806,817$810,796
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $78,448$192,307
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,166$359,076
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,446$260,754
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $752,060$812,137
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,757−$1,341
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $810,796 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$400,081
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,312
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,845
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$636,393
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $106,330$106,330
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,316$9,316
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$58,757
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,646$810,796
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $812,137 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $192,307$192,307
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,274 · Management $7,887 · Fundraising $4,506$112,667
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,053 · Management $13,218 · Fundraising $7,553$188,824
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,606 · Management $2,407 · Fundraising $1,376$34,389
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,644 · Management $1,624 · Fundraising $928$23,196
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,873 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $938$23,453
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,200$2,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,129 · Management $1,740 · Fundraising $995$24,864
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,011 · Management $158 · Fundraising $90$2,259
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,127 · Management $639 · Fundraising $365$9,131
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $93,111 · Management $7,323 · Fundraising $4,185$104,619
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,375$10,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,446 · Management $11,154 · Fundraising $408$74,008
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,762 · Management $689 · Fundraising $394$9,845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $739,718 · Management $48,481 · Fundraising $23,938$812,137
Part X · Balance sheet $3,940,984 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $644,012$839,638
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $180,792$185,742
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $119,250$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,958,465$2,915,604
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,902,521$3,940,984
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,565$3,369
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-25 Other liabilities$54,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,565$107,369
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,834,956$3,833,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,834,956$3,833,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,902,521$3,940,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,833,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$810,796
XI-2 Total expenses$812,137
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,834,956
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,833,615

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