2025-11-13T18:38:53-05:00 2024-12-31 861153717 TWILLA WALTON CPA PC 1000 18TH STREET SUITE 100 PLANO TX 75074 990EZ 2024-01-01 830956593 PROMISE HILL PROJECT PROM 6142827022 1985 W HENDERSON ROAD SUITE 1019 COLUMBUS OH 432202401 LISA ARBOGAST DIRECTOR-EXECUTIVE 6142827022 2025-11-13 false TWILLA WALTON P00545523 9722007335 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.PROMISEHILLPROJECT.ORG X X 71099 X 69673 1426 4379 -4379 66720 9028 1079 37007 47114 19606 112092 131698 X 128430 131802 128430 131802 16338 104 112092 131698 X PROMISE HILL PROJECT PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE TO EMPOWER BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. PROMISE HILL PROJECTS HAS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: 1) BASIC NEEDS - PROVIDE FOOD, WATER AND PERIOD PRODUCTS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN NEED. 2) PERSONAL CARE - PROVIDE HYGIENE ITEMS SUCH AS SHAMPOO, BODY SOAP AND DEODORANT TO CHILDERN AND ADULTS IN NEED. 3) TOOLS FOR TECHNOLOGY - PROVIDE PRINTERS, LAPTOPS AND SEWING MACHINES TO CHILDERN AND ADULTS IN NEED. 42764 42764 MARICA BAPTISTE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 SUJATHA SRINIVASAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 PAUL DE LARA TREASURER 2.00 0 BROOKE ARTESI SECRETARY 2.00 0 LISA ARBOGAST DIRECTOR-EXE 40.00 0 false false false false false false false false false LISA ARBOGAST 3031 OLIVER STREET UNIT 1904 DALLAS TX 75205 6142827022 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 37527 59867 47002 72590 69673 286659 37527 59867 47002 72590 69673 286659 198782 87877 237 801 72 642 1426 3178 289837 0.30320 0.20620 X PROMISE HILL PROJECT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS CONTINUED RECOGNITION AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE CODE). AS NOTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II OF THIS FORM 990, OUR ORGANIZATION WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE 33 1/3% THRESHOLD, BUT WE BELIEVE OUR ORGANIZATION CLEARLY QUALIFIES UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST PROVIDED IN TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3). AS NOTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II OF THIS FORM 990, OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR THE MOST RECENT FIVE-YEAR CALCULATION PERIOD WAS APPROXIMATELY 30%, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT OF TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I). OUR ORGANIZATION IS ALSO STRUCTURED AND OPERATES TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT, CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3) (II). OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND OUR ADVISORY BOARD, INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS FROM JAMAICA, INDIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE UNITED STATES, EACH BRINGING EXPERTISE IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, DATA SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, HEALTHCARE, AND ADVOCACY. BROOKE ARTESI CONTRIBUTES DEEP NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A PROSTHETIST AND ORTHOTIST. DR. SUJATHA SRINIVASAN FOUNDED THE TTK CENTER FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVICE DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS. LISA ARBOGAST OFFERS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. MARCIA BAPTISTE BRINGS OUTREACH AND RETENTION EXPERTISE FROM HER PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFIT WORK. PAUL DELARA ADDS AN ANALYTICS BACKGROUND AND A LIVED UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL MOBILITY. OUR DIRECTORS ARE INDEPENDENT AND UNRELATED, THEREBY ENSURING BROAD PUBLIC REPRESENTATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS IN STRUGGLING AND IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL OF OUR DIRECTORS ALSO BRING LIVED EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, ENSURING OUR PROGRAMS REMAIN GROUNDED IN REAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. THIS DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE STRENGTHENS OUR GOVERNANCE AND REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC BENEFIT. WE OPERATE IN A MANNER TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. WE ACTIVELY PURSUE BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH A MULTI- CHANNEL FUNDRAISING STRATEGY. THIS INCLUDES OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GIVING DAYS, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SEEK CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, AND UTILIZE PLATFORMS LIKE SHAREWAY. TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR REACH, WE PLAN TO DOUBLE OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS, HIRE A LOCAL PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERT, ENGAGE LOCAL NEWS AND RADIO OUTLETS, AND SEND MAILERS IN TEXAS AND OHIO. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, WE SERVE BASIC NEEDS AND PERSONAL CARE SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WE WORK IN HOMELESS COMMUNITIES (TENT COMMUNITIES, ETC.), STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES AND IN POVERTY-STRICKEN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AMERICA, KENYA AND INDIA. SPECIFICALLY, OUR PROGRAMS SERVE IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S., KENYA, AND INDIA THROUGH THREE CORE INITIATIVES: 1) BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM: DISTRIBUTES CLEAN DRINKING WATER, MEALS, AND PERIOD PRODUCTS, 2) PERSONAL CARE PROGRAM: PROVIDES PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND 3) TOOLS FOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: SUPPLIES LAPTOPS, PRINTERS, AND SEWING MACHINES. TO DATE, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED 102,338 PERIOD PRODUCTS, 27,474 MEALS, 14,101 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, AND 6,954 BOTTLES OF WATER. THESE EFFORTS HAVE SUPPORTED 18,206 ADULTS AND 4,303 HOUSEHOLDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE WATER WELL IN KENYA AND TWO IN INDIA. REGARDING OUR SOURCES OF SUPPORT, THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE COME FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS. WHILE COVID-19 LIMITED OUR OUTREACH TO PERSONAL NETWORKS IN OUR EARLY YEARS, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT. FROM A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS IN 2018, WE GREW AT LEAST FIVE-FOLD IN TERMS OF DONORS BY 2024, INCLUDING EMPLOYER MATCHES, INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND ANONYMOUS DONORS. THIS GROWTH, ACHIEVED IN PART DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING OUR DONOR BASE AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC. WITH PLANNED EVER- INCREASING OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, MAIL CAMPAIGNS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO CONTINUE BROADENING OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT. OUR ORGANIZATION CARES ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, AND WE HAVE ENSURED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS. WE RECEIVED THE CANDID PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY IN 2025, 2024, AND 2023, AS WELL AS THE CANDID GOLD SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY IN 2022 AND 2023. WE ARE DEDICATED TO REPORTING OUR EFFORTS AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. THEREFORE, WE HUMBLY REQUEST CONTINUED RECOGNITION AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER CODE SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) PURSUANT TO THE TEST SET OUT UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3). PART II, LINE 17A PROMISE HILL PROJECT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS CONTINUED RECOGNITION AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE CODE). AS NOTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II OF THIS FORM 990, OUR ORGANIZATION WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE 33 1/3% THRESHOLD, BUT WE BELIEVE OUR ORGANIZATION CLEARLY QUALIFIES UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST PROVIDED IN TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3). AS NOTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II OF THIS FORM 990, OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR THE MOST RECENT FIVE-YEAR CALCULATION PERIOD WAS APPROXIMATELY 30%, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT OF TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I). OUR ORGANIZATION IS ALSO STRUCTURED AND OPERATES TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT, CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3) (II). OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND OUR ADVISORY BOARD, INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS FROM JAMAICA, INDIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE UNITED STATES, EACH BRINGING EXPERTISE IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, DATA SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, HEALTHCARE, AND ADVOCACY. BROOKE ARTESI CONTRIBUTES DEEP NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A PROSTHETIST AND ORTHOTIST. DR. SUJATHA SRINIVASAN FOUNDED THE TTK CENTER FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVICE DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS. LISA ARBOGAST OFFERS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. MARCIA BAPTISTE BRINGS OUTREACH AND RETENTION EXPERTISE FROM HER PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFIT WORK. PAUL DELARA ADDS AN ANALYTICS BACKGROUND AND A LIVED UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL MOBILITY. OUR DIRECTORS ARE INDEPENDENT AND UNRELATED, THEREBY ENSURING BROAD PUBLIC REPRESENTATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS IN STRUGGLING AND IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL OF OUR DIRECTORS ALSO BRING LIVED EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, ENSURING OUR PROGRAMS REMAIN GROUNDED IN REAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. THIS DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE STRENGTHENS OUR GOVERNANCE AND REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC BENEFIT. WE OPERATE IN A MANNER TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. WE ACTIVELY PURSUE BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH A MULTI- CHANNEL FUNDRAISING STRATEGY. THIS INCLUDES OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GIVING DAYS, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SEEK CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, AND UTILIZE PLATFORMS LIKE SHAREWAY. TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR REACH, WE PLAN TO DOUBLE OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS, HIRE A LOCAL PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERT, ENGAGE LOCAL NEWS AND RADIO OUTLETS, AND SEND MAILERS IN TEXAS AND OHIO. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, WE SERVE BASIC NEEDS AND PERSONAL CARE SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WE WORK IN HOMELESS COMMUNITIES (TENT COMMUNITIES, ETC.), STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES AND IN POVERTY-STRICKEN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AMERICA, KENYA AND INDIA. SPECIFICALLY, OUR PROGRAMS SERVE IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S., KENYA, AND INDIA THROUGH THREE CORE INITIATIVES: 1) BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM: DISTRIBUTES CLEAN DRINKING WATER, MEALS, AND PERIOD PRODUCTS, 2) PERSONAL CARE PROGRAM: PROVIDES PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND 3) TOOLS FOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: SUPPLIES LAPTOPS, PRINTERS, AND SEWING MACHINES. TO DATE, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED 102,338 PERIOD PRODUCTS, 27,474 MEALS, 14,101 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, AND 6,954 BOTTLES OF WATER. THESE EFFORTS HAVE SUPPORTED 18,206 ADULTS AND 4,303 HOUSEHOLDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE WATER WELL IN KENYA AND TWO IN INDIA. REGARDING OUR SOURCES OF SUPPORT, THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE COME FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS. WHILE COVID-19 LIMITED OUR OUTREACH TO PERSONAL NETWORKS IN OUR EARLY YEARS, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT. FROM A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS IN 2018, WE GREW AT LEAST FIVE-FOLD IN TERMS OF DONORS BY 2024, INCLUDING EMPLOYER MATCHES, INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND ANONYMOUS DONORS. THIS GROWTH, ACHIEVED IN PART DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING OUR DONOR BASE AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC. WITH PLANNED EVER- INCREASING OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, MAIL CAMPAIGNS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO CONTINUE BROADENING OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT. OUR ORGANIZATION CARES ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, AND WE HAVE ENSURED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS. WE RECEIVED THE CANDID PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY IN 2025, 2024, AND 2023, AS WELL AS THE CANDID GOLD SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY IN 2022 AND 2023. WE ARE DEDICATED TO REPORTING OUR EFFORTS AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. THEREFORE, WE HUMBLY REQUEST CONTINUED RECOGNITION AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER CODE SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) PURSUANT TO THE TEST SET OUT UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING EXPENSES 15,556 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 71 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES 681 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 716 OFFICE SUPPLIES 977 TRAVEL 1,091 INTEREST EXPENSE 14 LIABILITY INSURANCE 871 PROGRAM EXPENSES 17,030 TOTAL 37,007 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 16,338 104 FORM 990-EZ, PART III PROMISE HILL PROJECT PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE TO EMPOWER BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 PROMISE HILL PROJECTS HAS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: 1) BASIC NEEDS - PROVIDE FOOD, WATER AND PERIOD PRODUCTS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN NEED. 2) PERSONAL CARE - PROVIDE HYGIENE ITEMS SUCH AS SHAMPOO, BODY SOAP AND DEODORANT TO CHILDERN AND ADULTS IN NEED. 3) TOOLS FOR TECHNOLOGY - PROVIDE PRINTERS, LAPTOPS AND SEWING MACHINES TO CHILDERN AND ADULTS IN NEED.