Hilltop Aspires INC

Tax-deductible

Wichita, KS501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 87-3310046

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Hilltop Aspires provides supporting activities for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of, the following organizations: dear neighbor ministries, INC. And stepstone, INC.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $0 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$75K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $46K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$551K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$551K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$0
FY2025
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$74,563Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason West’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jason West$74,563$71,645$17,343

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports ministries and programs that help neighbors and those seeking new paths.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Hilltop aspires, inc. Provides supporting activities for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of, the following organizations: dear neighbor ministries, inc. And stepstone, inc.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$46K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $114K · 2021–2022

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$3K$0
Total assetsLn 16$3K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$842K$842K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$205K$205K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.0M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $551K$551K$0$0 990 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 $1,111,055 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,111,055$1,111,055
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,111,055 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,111,055
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,111,055 across 3 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $841,678$841,678
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $204,989$204,989
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,388$64,388
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,111,055 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,111,055
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,513$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $944$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,457$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,457$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,457$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,457$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,111,055
XI-2 Total expenses$1,111,055
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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