Nonprofit · EIN 39-1592900
HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,034,098 | $7,509,236 | -$475,138 | $8,386,258 | $560,759 | $7,825,499 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,609,524 | $5,658,754 | -$49,230 | $8,583,033 | $282,396 | $8,300,637 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,409,391 | $4,672,985 | -$263,594 | $8,899,085 | $549,218 | $8,349,867 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,054,818
- of which government grants
- $4,540,427
- Program service revenue
- $74,343
- Investment income
- $73,326
- Net rental income
- $831,113
- Other revenue
- $831,611
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,550,973
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $222,930
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,366,145
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,842,671
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $23,193
- Accounting fees
- $22,479
- Occupancy
- $357,765
- Travel
- $2,242
- Depreciation
- $202,263
- Program services (functional)
- $7,002,598
- Management and general (functional)
- $381,048
- Fundraising (functional)
- $125,590
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,583,033
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,386,258
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $560,759
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,825,499
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,002,568
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,105,609
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,719,890
- Gross receipts
- $7,034,098
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY WECKLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $128,760 | $1,178 |
| KAITLAN DEVINE NASH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $87,529 | $6,526 |
| SEAN MILLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH MCNALLY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA CHRISTIANSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER B ATKINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL ASWEGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON WALKER-METTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN PROST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY LILLICH MORBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROANNE OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC TRESKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMIN TRESKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WOZNY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY WECKLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $122,513 | $1,165 |
| KAITLAN DEVINE NASH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $84,281 | $6,251 |
| SEAN MILLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SCHUELE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA CHRISTIANSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BRENTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL ASWEGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHMOND IZARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH MCNALLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY MORBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROANNE OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC TRESKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMIN TRESKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY WECKLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $118,412 | $1,160 |
| KAITLAN DEVINE NASH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $79,920 | $1,048 |
| JENNIFER ATKINS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SCHUELE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH MCNALLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROANNE OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE MORBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BRENTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHMOND IZARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA CHRISTIANSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC TRESKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMIN TRESKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 209 W ORCHARD ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53204-2957
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SEAN MILLER, 209 W ORCHARD ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
- Signed the 990
- SEAN MILLER, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (414) 645-2122
- Website
- WWW.HOPEHOUSEMKE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RITZ HOLMAN LLP
Mission
IT IS THE MISSION OF HOPE HOUSE TO END HOMELESSNESS & CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- BETTER WAYS TO COPE FISCAL AGENT SERVICES - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), HOPE HOUSE SERVES AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR THE SUB-GRANTEE AWARD RECIPIENTS OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT REGRANTING PROJECT. IN 2025, DHHS HAS $2,089,124 IN FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THE REGRANTING PROJECT, OF WHICH HOPE HOUSE WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR FISCAL AGENT SERVICES WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS BEING DISBURSED TO 21 SUB-GRANTEE AWARD RECIPIENTS.Expenses $2,300,278 · grants $2,227,128
- FAMILY BONDS - A HUD COC FUNDED JOINT COMPONENT PROJECT COMPRISED OF TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AT OUR 209 W. ORCHARD ST. FACILITY, AND RAPID REHOUSING FOR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 125 FAMILIES COMPRISED OF 160 ADULTS AND 327 CHILDREN. 94% OF FAMILIES REMAINED IN PERMANENT HOUSING AT THE END OF THE YEAR.Expenses $1,273,116 · grants $500,554
- FAMILY FLEX FUND - THE FAMILY FLEX FUND PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2021 WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND QUICKLY RE-HOUSING FAMILIES THAT DO EXPERIENCE LITERAL HOMELESSNESS WITHIN 90 DAYS. THE FLEX FUND EFFORT PROVIDES A FLEXIBLE POOL OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT, UTILITIES, AND SECURITY DEPOSITS AS WELL AS CASE MANAGEMENT, TO SERVE THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE SLIP THROUGH GAPS IN THE SYSTEM. SINCE ITS CREATION, FFF HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN AUGMENTING MILWAUKEE'S HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM, ALLOWING FAMILIES OTHERWISE UNDERSERVED BY EXISTING PROGRAMS, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT AND HOUSING-RELATED NEEDS EITHER TO PREVENT THEIR HOMELESSNESS OR SHORTEN THEIR TIME IN EMERGENCY SHELTER. IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 76 FAMILIES.Expenses $513,827 · grants $457,703
- Expenses $2,915,377 · grants $1,365,588 · revenue $74,343
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
- 39-1592900
- 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
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L41Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,386,258
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,034,098
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $7,034,098 | $7,509,236 | $8,386,258 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,609,524 | $5,658,754 | $8,583,033 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,409,391 | $4,672,985 | $8,899,085 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,924,963 | $5,555,935 | $9,057,460 | 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 39-1592900).
Questions about HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC
- What is the EIN of HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC is 39-1592900.
- Is HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE 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 HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE 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 HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE 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 HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SEAN MILLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,760 (WENDY WECKLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,034,098, expenses of $7,509,236 and total assets of $8,386,258 at year end.
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