Nonprofit · EIN 37-1751688
FILTER OF HOPE INC
Tax-exempt · TUSCALOOSA, AL 35404
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $12,823,069 | $10,497,197 | $2,325,872 | $9,634,894 | $2,430,030 | $7,204,864 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $9,289,635 | $8,222,692 | $1,066,943 | $6,148,871 | $1,269,879 | $4,878,992 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $7,619,569 | $6,584,133 | $1,035,436 | $4,815,433 | $1,003,384 | $3,812,049 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,391,338
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $198,785
- Other revenue
- $232,946
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $283,272
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,414,175
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,897,664
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $23,479
- Accounting fees
- $28,287
- Occupancy
- $44,921
- Depreciation
- $8,244
- Program services (functional)
- $9,915,236
- Management and general (functional)
- $408,435
- Fundraising (functional)
- $173,526
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,148,871
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,634,894
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,430,030
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,204,864
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,566
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,802,896
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,401,968
- Gross receipts
- $12,823,069
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 3,500
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BART SMELLEY | FOUNDER/BOAR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $184,272 | $99,000 |
| ROBBIE BARRINEAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TODD COWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HILLIS | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DR JERRY PALMER | BOARD MEMBR/ Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BART SMELLEY | FOUNDER/BOAR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $134,000 | $105,000 |
| ROBBIE BARRINEAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TODD COWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HILLIS | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DR JERRY PALMER | BOARD MEMBR/ Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BART SMELLEY | FOUNDER/BOAR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $122,000 |
| BONY BARRINEAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TODD COWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEVE HILLIS | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR JERRY PALMER | BOARD MEMBR/ Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VICKY PATTERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LOUISE PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1400 JACK WARNER PARKWAY SUITE 34, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35404-1002
- In care of
- % FRANK BARTON SMELLEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BART SMELLEY, 2923 NORMANDY PLACE, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35406
- Signed the 990
- BART SMELLEY, FOUNDER/BOARD MEMBER
- Phone
- (205) 887-1184
- Website
- WWW.FILTEROFHOPE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KEITH & COMPANY LLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO BRING CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO FAMILIES WORLDWIDE IN DESPERATE NEED OF BOTH. WE CARRY OUT THIS MISSION THROUGH SHORT-TERM TRIPS IN LATIN AMERICA AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHURCH PLANTERS REACHING UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS. FILTER OF HOPE EXISTS TO CREATE SOCIO-SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN SEVERE POVERTY WORLDWIDE. THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING CLEAN DRINKING WATER THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD WATER FILTERS AND SHARING THE "LIVING WATER" OF JESUS CHRIST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE. THE FILTER OF HOPE MINISTRY MODEL ALLOWS FAMILIES IN DESPERATE NEED TO EXPERIENCE "HEALTH FOR TODAY AND HOPE FOR TOMORROW"
Program accomplishments
- FILTER OF HOPE RELIES ON FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES AND FOUNDATIONS TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. FILTER OF HOPE CARRIES OUT ITS MINISTRY THROUGH TWO PRIMARY STRATEGIES. FIRST, THE MINISTRY MOBILIZES THOUSANDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND CHURCH MEMBERS EACH YEAR FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ON SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA. WITH 30 ESTABLISHED MINISTRY BASES, FILTER OF HOPE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, FOLLOW-UP, AND DISCIPLESHIP FOR NEW BELIEVERS. SECOND, FILTER OF HOPE WORKS WITH INDIGENOUS MISSIONARIES AND CHURCH PLANTERS TO BRING CLEAN WATER AND THE GOSPEL TO UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND SOUTH ASIA, REACHING REMOTE COMMUNITIES WHERE MOST HAVE NEVER HEARD THE NAME OF JESUS. EVERY WATER FILTER DISTRIBUTION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLEAR PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL, WHICH IS CENTRAL TO THE FILTER OF HOPE'S EVANGELISM, DISCIPLESHIP AND CHURCH PLANTING STRATEGY.Expenses $8,164,040
- STAFF ASSISTS WITH TEAM COORDINATION, TRIP PLANNING, LOGISTICS AND LEADING SHORT TERM MISSION TRIPS. STAFF ALSO WORKS ON ALL GLOBAL MINISTRY INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS OF FILTER OF HOPE.Expenses $1,751,196
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
- 37-1751688
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,634,894
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,823,069
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $12,823,069 | $10,497,197 | $9,634,894 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,289,635 | $8,222,692 | $6,148,871 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,619,569 | $6,584,133 | $4,815,433 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,326,237 | $3,998,805 | $3,207,806 | 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 37-1751688).
Questions about FILTER OF HOPE INC
- What is the EIN of FILTER OF HOPE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FILTER OF HOPE INC is 37-1751688.
- Is FILTER OF HOPE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to FILTER OF HOPE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FILTER OF HOPE 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 FILTER OF HOPE INC 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 FILTER OF HOPE INC 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 FILTER OF HOPE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BART SMELLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of FILTER OF HOPE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,272 (BART SMELLEY, FOUNDER/BOAR).
- How much revenue does FILTER OF HOPE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,823,069, expenses of $10,497,197 and total assets of $9,634,894 at year end.
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