Hope for Healers

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San Marcos, CA501(c)(3)Since 2021Mental HealthEIN 87-4510443Revenue $325K in FY2025

On file with the IRShopeforhealers.com711 Center Dr, 92069-3500 · San Marcos, CATax-exempt since Aug 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Hope for Healers is designed to restore compassion and wellbeing to all healthcare workers, to transform the system, one healer at a time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 7 employees.
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
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
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
Liabilities
$16K
118% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 118% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$325K
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$339K
To programs
84%
Net assets
−$2K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$325K
FY2025▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$96K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
−$2K
FY2025▼ -122%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$6K
FY2024$11K
FY2025−$2K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $283K Management & general 16% · $55K Fundraising 0% · $25

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

5 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$77,211Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandi Vadis’s $77K as President is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Brandi Nichols—$103,490$66,534
Brandi Vadis$77,211——

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

Hope for Healers is a mental health nonprofit based in San Marcos, CA, formed in 2021.

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Hope for Healers is designed to restore compassion and wellbeing to all healthcare workers, to transform the system, one healer at a time.

$283Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$325K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$339K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$25
Owns and owesPt X
−$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Total revenueLn 12$325K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32−$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 62
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$15K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$11K−$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$114K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$64K$966
Advertising and promotionLn 12$937$937
Office expensesLn 13$17K$5K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$59$59
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$193$25
All other expensesLn 24e$75$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$339K$283K$55K$25

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $325K$339K−$14K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 $187K$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $96K$6K 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 I · Summary $325,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,586$2,586
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $322,474$322,474
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $325,060$325,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $206,715$206,715
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$131,922
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,715$338,637
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,345−$13,577
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $325,060 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,586
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,586
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $322,474$322,474
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $322,474 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$325,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $338,637 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,211$77,211
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,779$113,779
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,725$15,725
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,099 · Management $966$65,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $937$937
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,710 · Management $11,916$16,626
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $34,160$34,160
IX-17 TravelManagement $59$59
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,665$4,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,917 · Management $193 · Fundraising $25$8,135
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $75$75
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,441 · Management $55,171 · Fundraising $25$338,637
Part X · Balance sheet $13,568 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $199; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,996$10,903
X-15 Other assets$2,466
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,996$13,568
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,866$16,014
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,866$16,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,130−$2,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,996$13,568
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$325,060
XI-2 Total expenses$338,637
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,577
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,130
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,446

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

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