Provides housing, support, and care for unsupported pregnant and parenting women.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 8 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
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$480K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$494K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$480K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$528K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$480K
Expenses
$434K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$422K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$370K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
$494K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$494K

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 Jan 1997.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $294K Management & general 18% · $77K Fundraising 14% · $62K

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; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$89,073Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leona Bicknese’s $89K as President and CEO is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leona Bicknese$89,073$85,209$79,999$71,864$68,750$62,196

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

Offers housing, support, and care for unsupported pregnant and parenting women.

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2 programs · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Road to hope provided biblically informed trauma care, safe housing, and long-term relational support for pregnant and parenting women experiencing homelessness. In 2025, a total of 596 individuals ("heartbeats") were served through residential, aftercare, and community outreach programs.

$294Kprogram expense
02

The hope line served 455 individuals, connecting women and families with housing, material resources, and community programs. The hope forward aftercare program served 117 clients and children, providing ongoing relationships, case management, life-skills classes, and emotional and spiritual support to help families maintain housing and…

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$480K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$494K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K
Total assetsLn 16$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7$991
Total revenueLn 12$480K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$272K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$113K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K
Total assetsLn 16$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$494K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 650
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$342K$272K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$113K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$453K$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$448K$494K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$200$200
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$45K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195K$146K$25K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$16K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$420$420
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$7K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$203$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$102$102
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$47K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$294K$77K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $480K$434K$46K$494K 990 PDF
FY2024 $422K$370K$52K$448K 990 PDF
FY2023 $476K$531K−$56K$378K 990 PDF
FY2022 $528K$422K$106K$434K 990 PDF
FY2021 $396K$366K$30K$313K 990 PDF
FY2020 $377K$243K$134K$283K 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 $480,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,381$383,811
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,680$4,350
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,262$6,589
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,433$85,271
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $421,756$480,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $245,850$313,275
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,145$120,079
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $369,995$433,554
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,761$46,467
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $480,021 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,811
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$383,811
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,350$4,350
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,598$5,598
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $991$991
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $85,271$85,271
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $91,860$480,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,554 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $200$200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,537 · Management $22,268 · Fundraising $22,268$89,073
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,245 · Management $24,624 · Fundraising $24,624$195,493
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,275 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $1,138$4,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,197 · Management $3,981 · Fundraising $3,980$24,158
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $420$420
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,296$7,296
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,024$3,024
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,271 · Fundraising $10,448$17,719
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,097$15,097
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $203 · Management $7,662$7,865
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $102$102
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,254$12,254
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,307$7,307
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,200 · Management $1,795$48,995
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,429 · Management $76,667 · Fundraising $62,458$433,554
Part X · Balance sheet $495,953 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,786$214,357
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $164,382$57,607
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $111,172$110,687
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$113,302
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $453,340$495,953
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,679$1,740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,679$1,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,661$494,213
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,661$494,213
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $453,340$495,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $494,213 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$480,021
XI-2 Total expenses$433,554
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,467
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,661
XI-7 Investment expenses$85
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$494,213

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