Hopeful Acres

Tax-deductible

San Marcos, TX501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 83-2644754

To provide the community an area to assist less fortunate and suffer from physical, mental and/or emotional trauma. Through the interaction with horses and other animals the entity empowers its clients to overcome any adversities or obstacles, as well as sharing community resources based on the individual needs an situations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 35% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$607K
117% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 117% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$142K
+166% vs prior year
Spent
$214K
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$142K
FY2025▲ +166%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$53K
FY2025$142K
Expenses
$214K
FY2025▲ +124%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$28K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$96K
FY2025$214K
Net assets
−$87K
FY2025▼ -104%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$41K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$28K
FY2024−$42K
FY2025−$87K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $175K Management & general 6% · $14K Fundraising 12% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people heal from trauma through animal interaction and community resources.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

To provide the community an area to assist citizens with therapeutic therapy through the interaction of animals and nature

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$142K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$214K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
−$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$607K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$142K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$494K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$607K
Net assetsLn 32−$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$8K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$482K$494K
Total assetsLn 16$490K$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$533K$607K
Net assetsLn 32−$42K−$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$21K$3K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
InterestLn 20$41K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$57K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$6K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$36K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$214K$175K$14K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $142K$214K−$73K−$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $53K$96K−$42K−$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 $29K$93K−$64K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 $16K$60K−$44K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$28K$126K$101K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2K$43K−$42K−$41K 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 $141,677 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,778
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,778
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $118,411$118,411
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $8,028$8,028
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,460$2,460
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,899$141,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $214,261 across 10 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $2,009$2,009
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,115 · Fundraising $6,115$12,230
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,515$1,515
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,494 · Management $3,192 · Fundraising $9,035$33,721
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,825$1,825
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,132 · Management $2,074$7,206
IX-20 InterestPrograms $41,025$41,025
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,169$57,169
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,775 · Management $6,814$12,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,978 · Fundraising $8,994$44,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,697 · Management $13,595 · Fundraising $25,969$214,261
Part X · Balance sheet $520,334 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,408$26,775
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $481,946$493,559
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $490,354$520,334
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $532,821$607,083
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $532,821$607,083
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$42,467−$86,749
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$42,467−$86,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $490,354$520,334
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$86,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$141,677
XI-2 Total expenses$214,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$72,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$42,467
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$28,302
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$86,749

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

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