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.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2K 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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FY2022 · 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$224
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$113K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2022▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$113K
FY2022▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$129K

From the FY2022 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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.4M Management & general 0% · $5K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Since 12-2022
$1,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director Until 5-2022
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 6-2022
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 6-2022
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Until 5-2022
$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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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Project rising hope endeavors to alleviate hunger in the verde valley by distributing nutritious food to the community. In 2022, the organization served 34,462 individuals.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,300

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$113K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$224
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$224
Net assetsLn 32$113K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 690
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$97K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$224
Net assetsLn 32$97K$113K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$540$540
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$391$391
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$348$299$49
Information technologyLn 14$229$184$34$11
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$240$80
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$389
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$972
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$987
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$4K$665$222
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.4M$5K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,434,406 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,495,114$1,434,406
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,495,152$1,434,406
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,417,053$1,392,630
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,861$1,900
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,214$391
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,330$22,909
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,448,458$1,417,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,694$16,576
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,434,406 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,434,406
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,376,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,434,406
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,434,406
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,417,830 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,392,630$1,392,630
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,900$1,900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $540$540
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $391$391
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,400$1,400
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $299 · Fundraising $49$348
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $184 · Management $34 · Fundraising $11$229
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,278 · Management $240 · Fundraising $80$1,598
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,610 · Fundraising $389$1,999
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,020$3,020
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,886 · Fundraising $972$4,858
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,962 · Management $987$3,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,081 · Management $665 · Fundraising $222$4,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,411,051 · Management $4,665 · Fundraising $2,114$1,417,830
Part X · Balance sheet $113,427 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,801$53,209
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $56,682$52,932
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,144$7,286
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,627$113,427
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$224
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $96,627$113,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,627$113,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,627$113,427
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,434,406
XI-2 Total expenses$1,417,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,627
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,203

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