The mission of Ignite Hope is to provide hope, compassion, and culturally competent, behavioral health services and support to individuals and families in the community. We strive to increase equitable access to quality mental health care to youth and families in under-resourced communities. Our purpose is to bridge the health disparity gap experienced by marginalized communities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1881999) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1.7 mo
of spending, in cash
1.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$322K
Spent
$283K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$39K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2024.

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% · $283K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 culturally sensitive mental health care and support to underserved youth and families.

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3 programs · $246K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Through funding provided by the City of St. Louis Office for Violence Prevention (OVP), Ignite Hope employed two full-time therapists and two case managers to provide trauma-informed therapy and case management services across all core programs-Ignite (women's trauma), SPARK (youth and family therapy), Reflections (older adult trauma)…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1881999) · Dispute this line
$198Kprogram expense
02

The Reflections program provides trauma-informed individual and group therapy for adults age 55 and older who have experienced loss, violence, or other adverse life events. During the year, Ignite Hope received $24,091.09 in grant funding to offer these services at no cost to participants.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1881999) · Dispute this line
$24Kprogram expense
03

Ignite Hope partnered with Vision for Children at Risk (VCR) to strengthen trauma-informed care capacity among their case managers and family support specialists. Under this collaboration, Ignite Hope clinicians provided monthly professional development trainings focused on trauma response, compassion fatigue, and family engagement.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1881999) · Dispute this line
$24Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$322K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$283K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$322K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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$4K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4K$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4K$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$160K$160K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$39K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$959$959$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$17K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$283K$283K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2025 $322K$283K$39K$39K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $322,144 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,865$238,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$68,025
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$15,294
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,865$322,144
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$204,636
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$78,737
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$283,373
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,865$38,771
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $322,144 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,025 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$200,043
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,782
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,825
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $7,647 · Excluded from tax $0$7,647
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,647 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,672 · Unrelated business $7,647 · Excluded from tax $0$322,144
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $283,373 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,654 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$159,654
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,648 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,334 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,334
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,882 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,882
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,671 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,671
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,463 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,463
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $959 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$959
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,573 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,573
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,189 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,189
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,373 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$283,373
Part X · Balance sheet $39,163 assets, 27 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,208$39,163
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,208$39,163
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,208$39,163
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,208$39,163
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,208$39,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,163 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$322,144
XI-2 Total expenses$283,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,771
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,208
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,816
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,163

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