International Esperanza Project (IEP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of families in Guatemala through sustainable, community-driven programs focused on homes, health, and education. Founded on the belief that lasting change begins with dignity and opportunity, IEP partners with local communities to address some of the most critical barriers families face. Through its three core pillars: Impacting Homes, Impacting Health, and Impacting Education, IEP implements practical, long-term solutions that strengthen communities from the inside out through lasting improvements to homes, healthcare, and education, so families can realize the future they hope for.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$790K
Spent
$501K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$847K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$790K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$790K
FY2021$896K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$501K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$847K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$847K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $376K Management & general 10% · $52K Fundraising 14% · $72K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Hollaender’s $101K as CEO is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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
Michelle Hollaender$101,019$102,000$92,792$85,000——
Allen Roeseler$99,038$87,500————
Michelle R Hollander————$81,458$85,000

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

Provides education, healthcare, and infrastructure to inspire hope in developing communities.

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3 programs · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ieps community infrastructure program installs smoke-free stoves and water filters in the homes of impoverished families. The stoves replace the traditional open fires used for cooking and heat and use less than 1/3 of the fuel (wood) used in open fires. 45 stoves and water filters were installed in 2020.

$234Kprogram expense
02

Ieps education program sponsors a local pre-k through 6TH grade school on teh outskirts of tecpán in the department of chimaltenango, guatemala. Enrollment for the 2020 school year was 250 students.

$117Kprogram expense
03

Ieps medical program was able to continue even though international medical mission groups did not travel in 2020. Iep staff facilitated the treatment of patients in the department of chimaltenango by referring them to local providers willing to donate their services.

$25Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$790K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$773K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$501K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$847K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$794K
Total assetsLn 16$873K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$773K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$571K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Total revenueLn 12$790K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$794K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$794K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$873K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$847K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$536K$794K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$572K$873K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$558K$847K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$21K$21K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$21K$24K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$3K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$159K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$2K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$577$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$147K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$501K$376K$52K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$2.5M−$562K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.6M−$141K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.1M$797K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$166K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $896K$579K$317K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $790K$501K$289K$847K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $789,991 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,193,331$773,173
I-9 Program service revenue$16,818
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,193,331$789,991
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,175$143,175
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $664,100$357,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $807,275$500,997
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $386,056$288,994
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $789,991 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$570,828
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,345
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$773,173
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,818$16,818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,818 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$789,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $500,997 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,250 · Management $21,250 · Fundraising $42,500$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $3,000$48,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,232 · Management $3,460 · Fundraising $3,483$10,175
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $158,854$158,854
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,500 · Fundraising $5,788$7,288
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,500 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $5,546$8,546
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,488$4,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,983$4,983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,559$11,559
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $577 · Management $1,953$2,530
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,499 · Fundraising $12,075$159,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $376,442 · Management $52,163 · Fundraising $72,392$500,997
Part X · Balance sheet $872,915 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $535,508$794,304
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,026$8,987
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,463$53,015
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,935$15,522
X-15 Other assets$1,087
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $571,932$872,915
X-25 Other liabilities$26,412
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,423$26,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $434,752$846,503
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $557,509$846,503
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $571,932$872,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $846,503 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$789,991
XI-2 Total expenses$500,997
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$288,994
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$557,509
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$846,503

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