Project Rising Hope

Tax-deductible

Cottonwood, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2019Food & AgricultureEIN 84-4062558

Project rising hope exists to bring hope to our community, through relationships, by meeting practical and spiritual needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$632
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$1.9M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$129K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$129K
FY2025▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$129K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2020.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.8M Management & general 1% · $16K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 6-2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 6-2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Until 5-2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Then Secretary Since 5-2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Until 5-2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacia Grubb’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stacia Tijmes——$52,549$1,900—
Stacia Grubb$52,000$52,000———
Darell Dirks————$5,062

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 food, clothing, shelter, and services to people experiencing hardship.

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2 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Project rising hope endeavors to alleviate hunger in the verde valley by distributing nutritious food to the community. In 2025, the organization served 42,815 individuals.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Love cottonwood, a city-wide volunteer initiative mobilizes community members for local service projects.

$1Kprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,300

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$129K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$632
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$632
Net assetsLn 32$129K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$107K$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$523$632
Net assetsLn 32$106K$129K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$31K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$797$797
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$660$660
Office expensesLn 13$272$272
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$422$422
OccupancyLn 16$840$672$126$42
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$663
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$55
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$514
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K$284
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$79$332
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.8M$16K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.8M$22K$129K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M$1K$106K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M−$8K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$17K$113K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$47K$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$63K$63K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,855,192 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,855,173
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,742,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,855,173
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19$1,855,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,832,908 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,314$7,314
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,740,368$1,740,368
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,200 · Management $10,400 · Fundraising $10,400$52,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,391 · Management $797 · Fundraising $797$3,985
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,616$2,616
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $660 · Fundraising $660$1,320
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $272$272
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,267 · Management $422 · Fundraising $422$2,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $672 · Management $126 · Fundraising $42$840
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,650 · Fundraising $663$3,313
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,932 · Fundraising $55$6,987
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,058 · Fundraising $514$2,572
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,882 · Management $1,005 · Fundraising $284$5,171
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,628 · Management $79 · Fundraising $332$4,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,803,022 · Management $15,717 · Fundraising $14,169$1,832,908
Part X · Balance sheet $129,197 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,437$19,651
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,916$39,747
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $64,093$67,013
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,358$2,786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,804$129,197
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $523$632
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $523$632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,281$128,565
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $106,281$128,565
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,804$129,197
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $128,565 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,855,192
XI-2 Total expenses$1,832,908
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,284
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$106,281
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$128,565

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

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