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Nonprofit · EIN 56-0959945

HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · WINDSOR, NC 27983

Financials

$123K$209K2023$198K$146K2024$169K$158K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$168,572$158,158$10,414$1,228,941$152,515$1,076,426
December 31, 2024990$197,646$146,382$51,264$1,201,058$175,305$1,025,753
December 31, 2023990$123,360$208,994-$85,634$1,134,888$148,961$985,927
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$102,556
of which government grants
$20,000
Membership dues
$7,150
Program service revenue
$16,092
Investment income
$40,286
Net rental income
$6,406
Net gain from sales of assets
$39,830
Net income from fundraising events
$2,092
Net income from sales of inventory
-$260
Other revenue
$9,638

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$48,840
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$52,576
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$25,039
Depreciation
$3,698
Program services (functional)
$158,158

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,201,058
Total assets, end of year
$1,228,941
Total liabilities, end of year
$152,515
Net assets, end of year
$1,076,426
Land, buildings and equipment
$535,258
Publicly traded securities
$290,169
Net assets without donor restrictions
$803,805
Net assets with donor restrictions
$272,621
Gross receipts
$174,353
Employees
9
Volunteers
25
Year formed
1965
State of legal domicile
NC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mrs Dianne BazemoreDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mrs C Wood BeasleyLife Director
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Tonya BlairDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mrs Norma WessonTreasurer Director
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Mr J P HarringtonLife Director
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs Coleen McGloneLife Director
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Ms Lori S SpellerDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
The Reverend Joseph Wiley CooperImmediate Past President Life Director
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ms C B GuessDirector
Trustee or director
4$0
Ms Harriet StoutDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Mr Ian SuttonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dr Michael WhiteDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Dr Benjamin F Speller JrVice President Life Director
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Dr Turner Bond SuttonPresident Director
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
Ms Ashley WilliamsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ms Annie WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mrs Dianne BazemoreDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mrs C Wood BeasleyLife Director
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Tonya BlairDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Ms Amanda HodgesDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mr J P HarringtonLife Director
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs Coleen McGloneLife Director
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Ms Lori S SpellerDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
The Reverend Joseph Wiley CooperImmediate Past President Life Director
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ms C B GuessDirector
Trustee or director
4$0
Ms Harriet StoutDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Mr Ian SuttonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dr Michael WhiteDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Dr Benjamin F Speller JrVice President Life Director
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Dr Turner Bond SuttonPresident Director
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
Ms Ashley WilliamsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ms Annie WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs Norma WessonTreasurer Director
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mrs Dianne BazemoreDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mrs C Wood BeasleyDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Tonya BlairDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mrs Ollie P BondDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mr J P HarringtonDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Nayland CollierDirector
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Mrs Julie CollinsDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
The Reverend Joseph Wiley CooperImmediate Past President Director
Trustee or director
2$0
Mrs Linda HoggardDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mrs Nancy NealDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dr Minnie OutlawDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Mrs Connie RichardsonDirector
Trustee or director
0.25$0
Dr Benjamin F Speller JrVice President Life Director
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Dr Turner Bond SuttonPresident Director
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
Mrs Harriet StoutDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mr William Peele IIIDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs Thelma W WaltonDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs Norma WessonTreasurer Director
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Mr Ron WessonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mrs Coleen McGloneDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs C B GuessDirector
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
132 HOPE HOUSE LN, WINDSOR, NC 27983-7458
In care of
% TURNER BOND SUTTON
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Turner Bond Sutton, 132 Hope House Road, Windsor, NC 27983
Signed the 990
John, Montague
Phone
(252) 794-3140

Mission

To acquire and maintain for the benefit of the public the historic home of Governor David Stone in Bertie County NC known as Hope Plantation. The mission includes providing educational cultural and recreational benefits for the public as an element of the heritage of the Roanoke-Chowan region.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • All activities at Historic Hope Foundation Inc. are dedicated to the mission described above. Maintenance of the three historic houses and the Roanoke-Chowan Heritage Center and the presentation of various public events during the year consume all of the income and expenses of the Foundation.
    Expenses $158,158

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-0959945
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Church
Exempt since
1964
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Not required (church)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,228,941
Income (IRS master file)
$174,353

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$168,572$158,158$1,228,941XML
990December 2024$197,646$146,382$1,201,058IRS
990December 2023$123,360$208,994$1,134,888XML
990December 2022$353,421$292,212$1,226,173IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 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 56-0959945).

Questions about HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC is 56-0959945.
Is HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
Which annual return does HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC file?
Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
When is the next return of HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION 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 HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION 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 HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Turner Bond Sutton.
Who are the officers and directors of HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does HISTORIC HOPE FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $168,572, expenses of $158,158 and total assets of $1,228,941 at year end.

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