Nonprofit · EIN 27-0863959
HOPE VENTURE
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68508
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,793,679 | $1,588,424 | $1,205,255 | $1,891,184 | $6,659 | $1,884,525 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,664,654 | $1,476,832 | $187,822 | $685,876 | $6,605 | $679,271 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,500,776 | $1,462,506 | $38,270 | $506,543 | $15,095 | $491,448 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,831,268
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,421
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$62,010
- Other revenue
- -$62,010
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $943,120
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $64,193
- Other salaries and wages
- $326,638
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $482,597
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28
- Accounting fees
- $3,566
- Occupancy
- $19,163
- Travel
- $32,276
- Program services (functional)
- $1,090,447
- Management and general (functional)
- $146,589
- Fundraising (functional)
- $351,388
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $685,876
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,891,184
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,659
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,884,525
- Publicly traded securities
- $202,537
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,884,525
- Gross receipts
- $2,855,689
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- NE
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA PETERSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 45 | $60,203 |
| MEGHAN HARLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY BURGHER | BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY AUCH MOEDY | BOARD, CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW RELIHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TREY MCGRUDER | BOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ED OSBORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA PETERSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 45 | $50,728 |
| BEN COHOON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAMAINE COMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY BURGHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY AUCH MOEDY | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW RELIHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TREY MCGRUDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED OSBORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA PETERSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $38,333 |
| JOHN KROEKER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CODY COLGROVE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN COHOON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRAMAINE COMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARLA STYLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY BURGHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY AUCH MOEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 315 S 9TH ST STE 200, LINCOLN, NE 68508-2283
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Cynthia Petersen, 7515 Whitlock Place, Lincoln, NE 68516
- Signed the 990
- Cynthia Petersen, Director
- Phone
- (402) 802-8296
- Website
- https://thehopeventure.org/
Mission
THE HOPE VENTURE EXISTS TO BRING HOPE AND DIGNITY TO THE MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROJECTS.
Program accomplishments
- STUDENTS: THE HOPE VENTURE FINISHED 2025 BY SUPPORTING 606 TOTAL STUDENTS WITH THEIR EDUCATION, IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA. THIS PROJECT PRIMARILY HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KENYA, WHERE THE DROPOUT RATE BY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HIGH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIS PROJECT ALSO SPONSORS A FEW STUDENTS IN UGANDA, AS WELL AS HELPS SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS IN KENYA, RWANDA, AND SOUTH ASIA.Expenses $453,001 · grants $453,001
- HEALTH CENTERS: IN 2025, THE HOPE VENTURE WAS ABLE TO HELP OVER 12,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR HEALTH CENTERS IN UGANDA AND INDIA. FROM CLINICS IN LARGE CITIES, TO A LEPROSY CENTER, TO OUTREACHES TO SURROUNDING RURAL VILLAGES, WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE LIVES AND BRING HOPE AND DIGNITY TO MANY.Expenses $153,237 · grants $153,237
- EDUCATION SUPPLIES: IN 2025 THE HOPE VENTURE HELPED OVER 6,000 CHILDREN HAVE THE SUPPLIES THEY NEEDED FOR A YEAR OF SCHOOLING THROUGH OUR BACKPACK PROJECT IN SOUTH ASIA. THESE CHILDREN COME FROM INCREDIBLY POOR BACKGROUNDS WHERE MANY OF THE FAMILIES HAVE NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A GIFT AND WHERE THERE IS LITTLE MONEY LEFTOVER FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. IN ADDITION, OUR SUPPLIES INCLUDED UNIFORMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN UGANDA.Expenses $128,026 · grants $128,026
- FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: BREAKDOWN OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: EDUCATION SKILLS: $21,820; EDUCATION CENTERS: $42,131; HEALTH SUPPLIES: $18,543; FOOD: $87,349; WATER: $17,150; MISC AID $7,068; FIELD COORD: $14,795; AND MISC PROGRAM EXPENSES AS OUTLINED IN FORM 990 PART IX, COLUMN B: $147,327.Expenses $356,183 · grants $208,856
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 | 990 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
- 27-0863959
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,891,184
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,855,689
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,793,679 | $1,588,424 | $1,891,184 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,664,654 | $1,476,832 | $685,876 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,500,776 | $1,462,506 | $506,543 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,264,391 | $1,233,514 | $485,124 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 27-0863959).
Questions about HOPE VENTURE
- What is the EIN of HOPE VENTURE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPE VENTURE is 27-0863959.
- Is HOPE VENTURE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to HOPE VENTURE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOPE VENTURE 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 VENTURE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOPE VENTURE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOPE VENTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Cynthia Petersen.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPE VENTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,203 (CYNTHIA PETERSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOPE VENTURE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,793,679, expenses of $1,588,424 and total assets of $1,891,184 at year end.
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