Nonprofit · EIN 20-2523211
HOPE HAPPENS INC
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $267,866 | $302,947 | -$35,081 | $214,057 | $3,297 | $210,760 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $272,042 | $238,021 | $34,021 | $249,280 | $3,439 | $245,841 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $245,644
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,157
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,018
- Other revenue
- $10,065
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $125,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,987
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $124,784
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,022
- Occupancy
- $9,063
- Program services (functional)
- $162,755
- Management and general (functional)
- $85,604
- Fundraising (functional)
- $54,588
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $249,280
- Total assets, end of year
- $214,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,297
- Net assets, end of year
- $210,760
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $210,760
- Gross receipts
- $306,098
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY CHROMOGA | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $59,180 |
| MELISSA SORENSEN | DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUN Officer | 20 | $37,421 |
| MARK MENGHINI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COLBY SCHMID | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER THERRIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT HARRISON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANNON CHAMPAGNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK CULLITY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW EASTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH HOBLER GERARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| T WILLIAM HIZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM KERSCHINSKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES KIRCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER FELDHAUS ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HANNAH SAYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN WHITTINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY CHROMOGA | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $57,834 |
| MELISSA SORENSEN | DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 20 | $23,592 |
| HANNAH SAYERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK MENGHINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COLBY SCHMID | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER THERRIEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN CASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK CULLITY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW EASTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH HOBLER GERARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| T WILLIAM HIZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH REINERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN WHITTINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 112 W JEFFERSON AVE STE 128, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122-4062
- In care of
- % DENNIS OBRIEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WENDY CHROMOGA, 112 W JEFFERSON SUITE 128, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122
- Signed the 990
- WENDY CHROMOGA, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Phone
- (314) 725-3888
- Website
- HOPEHAPPENS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHMERSAHL TRELOAR & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF HOPE HAPPENS IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS BY PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH WITH THE POTENTIAL TO FAST-TRACK NEW TREATMENTS AND CURES.
Program accomplishments
- WE ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AT THE HOPE CENTER FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AT WASHINGTON UNVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. AT THIS CUTTING-EDGE FACILITY SCIENTISTS SEEK NEW TREATMENTS AND CURES FOR DISABLING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS LIKE ALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AUTISM, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, CEREBRAL PALSY, EPILEPSY, STROKE, BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES. OUR CROSS-DISEASE, TRANSLATIONAL, AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO SWIFTER RESULTS, AND FUNDAMENTAL DISCOVERIES ABOUT ONE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE WILL LEAD TO TREATMENTS AND CURES IN OTHERS.Expenses $125,000 · grants $125,000
- PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR CURES AND THE PROSPECT OF ACHIEVING THEM THROUGH COLLABORATIVE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVENTS.Expenses $37,755
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-2523211
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G96)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $214,057
- Income (IRS master file)
- $306,098
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $267,866 | $302,947 | $214,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $272,042 | $238,021 | $249,280 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $186,931 | $225,285 | $213,644 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-2523211).
Questions about HOPE HAPPENS INC
- What is the EIN of HOPE HAPPENS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPE HAPPENS INC is 20-2523211.
- Is HOPE HAPPENS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to HOPE HAPPENS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOPE HAPPENS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOPE HAPPENS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOPE HAPPENS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of HOPE HAPPENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names WENDY CHROMOGA.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPE HAPPENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $59,180 (WENDY CHROMOGA, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS).
- How much revenue does HOPE HAPPENS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $267,866, expenses of $302,947 and total assets of $214,057 at year end.
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