3hopeful Hearts FY2020 filing

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To provide grief companion support to bereaved parents and families through opportunities to honor, find hope, and seek healing through grief companionship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $117K a year · 33% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$62K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $175K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$455K
Spent
$175K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$665K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$455K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$348K
FY2025$387K
Expenses
$175K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$328K
Net assets
$665K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$665K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$797K
FY2023$975K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2012.

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% · $136K Management & general 13% · $23K Fundraising 9% · $16K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,851Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Saltee’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 67th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Saltee$75,725$40,704————
Kristin Glenn——$63,005$57,720$27,908—
Doreen Horan————$52,360$61,851

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

Offers grief support to families, helping them honor loved ones and find hope for healing.

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3 programs · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Support Services and Bereavement Materials

Bereavement support materials and books provided to families and youth, as well as staff and volunteer trainings to assist in companion support after the loss of a child.

$99Kprogram expense
02

Camp Braveheart

This camp is for children, ages 5-18 who are grieving the loss of a sibling, parent or other close family members.

$2Kprogram expense
03

Retreats

A yearly retreat is held for couples and mothers who have lost children of any age or cause.

$889program 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$455K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$442K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$175K
Ln 25
Programscol B$136K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$665K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$442K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$603
Total revenueLn 12$455K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$445K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$665K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$28K$234K
Given inLn 1b$60K$228K
SpentLn 1d–1f$266K$1K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$445K
Total assetsLn 16$389K$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$387K$665K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$46K$6K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$50K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$930$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$961$961
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$314$155$159
Office expensesLn 13$1K$928$174$58
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$911$304
InterestLn 20$1K$1K$203$68
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$827$276
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$337$112
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$13K$4K$924
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$1K$211
Total functional expensesLn 25$175K$136K$23K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 22, 2026 $387K$328K$59K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2025 $348K$305K$43K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $420K$253K$167K$975K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 31, 2023 $319K$198K$121K$797K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $209K$174K$35K$702K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $455K$175K$280K$665K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $455,370 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,828$442,223
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,618$2,720
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,807$1,698
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,821$8,729
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $234,074$455,370
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,905$130,883
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,037$44,176
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $138,942$175,059
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $95,132$280,311
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $455,370 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $70 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,547
VIII-1e Government grants$41,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$379,426
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$442,223
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,650$2,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,301$2,301
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$603−$603
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,729$8,729
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,720 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,427$455,370
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $175,059 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,388 · Management $6,185 · Fundraising $9,278$61,851
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,141 · Management $5,973 · Fundraising $3,616$59,730
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,349 · Management $930 · Fundraising $1,023$9,302
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $961$961
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,432$1,432
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $155 · Management $159$314
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $928 · Management $174 · Fundraising $58$1,160
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,859 · Management $911 · Fundraising $304$6,074
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,085 · Management $203 · Fundraising $68$1,356
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,413 · Management $827 · Fundraising $276$5,516
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,800 · Management $337 · Fundraising $112$2,249
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,941 · Management $3,907 · Fundraising $924$17,772
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,745 · Management $1,386 · Fundraising $211$7,342
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $135,804 · Management $23,385 · Fundraising $15,870$175,059
Part X · Balance sheet $720,070 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,321$142,841
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,056$104,438
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$445,190
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $233,595$27,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,972$720,070
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,306$12,620
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,306$55,123
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,805$638,282
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $237,861$26,665
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $386,666$664,947
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,972$720,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $664,947 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$455,370
XI-2 Total expenses$175,059
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$280,311
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$386,666
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,030
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$664,947

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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