Nonprofit · EIN 74-1152599
STAR OF HOPE MISSION
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77051
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $11,695,723 | $15,759,381 | -$4,063,658 | $71,138,835 | $8,482,162 | $62,656,673 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $26,506,803 | $33,345,738 | -$6,838,935 | $72,034,638 | $5,953,550 | $66,081,088 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $27,616,349 | $33,407,288 | -$5,790,939 | $82,820,866 | $11,489,682 | $71,331,184 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,010,411
- of which government grants
- $811,316
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $586,137
- Net rental income
- $97,680
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $488,227
- Other revenue
- $1,099,175
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $426,323
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $753,822
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,270,817
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,675,855
- Professional fundraising fees
- $222,965
- Legal fees
- $595
- Accounting fees
- $75,042
- Occupancy
- $1,210,091
- Travel
- $105,138
- Depreciation
- $1,088,623
- Program services (functional)
- $11,960,209
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,616,253
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,182,919
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $72,034,638
- Total assets, end of year
- $71,138,835
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,482,162
- Net assets, end of year
- $62,656,673
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $54,483,643
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,083,951
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $59,569,000
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,087,673
- Gross receipts
- $13,279,107
- Employees
- 239
- Volunteers
- 3,774
- Year formed
- 1907
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BAHORICH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GREGORY BUZZ BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURIE ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDGE HARVEY BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PASTOR LAWRENCE SCOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE SLEETH | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID TAUBER SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACK TOMPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATINA JACKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT SOLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MATHEW VERGHESE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DR JOHN JOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KACEY MAESTAS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT SILVAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY STEADMAN SPENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARRY FLYNN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERIC JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUZANNE JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEAU EGERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MISSY ROE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT ULTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY L RUSH JR | PRESIDENT EMERITUS THROUGH 1/31/2025 Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ISAAC KIMMEL | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Officer | 40 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ALEXANDER | VP OF PROGRAMS Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS E MEIKLE | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DAVID Y STUTTS | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY THOMPSON | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY L RUSH JR | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Officer | 40 | $344,626 | $34,368 |
| CATHRYN TAYLOR | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Officer | 40 | $186,858 | $19,396 |
| ISAAC KIMMEL | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Officer | 40 | $185,665 | $16,768 |
| VIVIAN WINSLOW | VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNIC Officer | 40 | $164,773 | $26,840 |
| MICHELLE ALEXANDER | VP OF PROGRAMS Officer | 40 | $169,906 | $17,148 |
| DOUGLAS E MEIKLE | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $159,347 | $7,811 |
| JACK O'BRIEN | VP DONOR RELATIONS Officer | 40 | $121,446 | $19,493 |
| DAVID Y STUTTS | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $131,658 | $6,198 |
| RANDY HOUSTON | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $72,093 | $14,936 |
| MICHAEL BAHORICH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY BUZZ BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE CALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CAMPBELL M LANGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MISTY D LAUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDGE HARVEY BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PASTOR LAWRENCE SCOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SLEETH | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TAUBER SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK TOMPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATINA JACKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LA-SEAN CASELBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SOLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MATHEW VERGHESE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN JOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KACEY MAESTAS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SILVAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY STEADMAN SPENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY FLYNN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINN PRICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY L RUSH JR | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $383,550 | $36,542 |
| RANDY HOUSTON | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $228,260 | $30,498 |
| VIVIAN WINSLOW | VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNIC Officer | 40 | $201,258 | $30,124 |
| CATHRYN TAYLOR | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Officer | 40 | $211,500 | $19,012 |
| ISAAC KIMMEL | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Officer | 40 | $187,431 | $17,673 |
| MICHELLE ALEXANDER | VP OF PROGRAMS Officer | 40 | $173,113 | $16,622 |
| JACK O'BRIEN | VP DONOR RELATIONS Officer | 40 | $67,071 | $9,170 |
| JEFF KRAMER | VP DONOR RELATIONS Officer | 40 | $18,564 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BAHORICH | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY BUZZ BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM OWENS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE CALEY | VC/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL M LANGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MISTY D LAUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDGE HARVEY BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PASTOR LAWRENCE SCOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SLEETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TAUBER SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK TOMPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATINA JACKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LA-SEAN CASELBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SOLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA TYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATHEW VERGHESE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN JOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KACEY MAESTAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SILVAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY STEADMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY FLYNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FINCK | VC/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ARLO WELTGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2575 REED RD, HOUSTON, TX 77051-2216
- In care of
- % PEARL SKINNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DOUGLAS MEIKLE, 2575 REED ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77051
- Signed the 990
- DOUGLAS MEIKLE, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (713) 440-5337
- Website
- WWW.SOHMISSION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HARPER & PEARSON COMPANY PC
Mission
STAR OF HOPE'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE OUR CITY IN SERVICE OF THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS SO THAT, TOGETHER, WE LIFT-UP OUR NEIGHBORS AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. OUR SERVICES TO SINGLE MEN ARE CARRIED OUT AT OUR MEN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND OUR SERVICES TO SINGLE WOMEN AND SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES ARE PERFORMED AT THE WOMEN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY, A 48-ACRE COLLABORATIVE CAMPUS. THIS CAMPUS, ANCHORED BY THE 500+ BED WOMEN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (WFDC), IS ALSO POPULATED BY OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, JOB READINESS, TRAINING AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. THE MISSION WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WFDC CAMPUS IN FUTURE YEARS AS COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS SECURED TO SUPPORT EXPANSION.
Program accomplishments
- THE STAR OF HOPE DORIS & CARLOSS MORRIS MEN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MDC) IS A THREE-STORY DOWNTOWN FACILITY WITH HOUSING FOR NEARLY 300 MEN WHICH PROVIDES 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LIFE-RECOVERY PROGRAMS TO HOMELESS MEN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MEN WHO OFTEN HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE HELPED TO STABILIZE, OVERCOME DEPENDENCIES, FIND EMPLOYMENT, AND MOVE TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL AND INDEPENDENT LIFE. BETWEEN JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, MDC SERVED 1,157 MEN, PROVIDING 43,561 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND 110,450 MEALS. IN ADDITION, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTED 26 MEN IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT IN 2025.Expenses $3,457,377 · grants $25,683 · revenue $14,894
- THE WOMEN & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (WFDC) AT CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY IS A CAMPUS LIKE FACILITY WITH HOUSING FOR OVER 500, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LIFE-RECOVERY SERVICES FOR SINGLE WOMEN AND SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY, WHICH BEGAN OPERATION IN AUGUST 2017. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE A MEDICAL CLINIC, A STATE-LICENSED DAYCARE AND PRE-SCHOOL, A TEEN PROGRAM FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND HEALTHY LIVING PATTERNS AND TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, A COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER, WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION TO HELP SET AND ACHIEVE EMPLOYMENT GOALS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING AND REFERRALS AND ASSISTANCE TO SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO PROVIDING STABILITY TO HOMELESS CHILDREN, INCLUDING ENROLLING THEM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING VOLUNTEER TUTORS TO HELP THEM REGAIN LOST GROUND. BETWEEN JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, WFDC SERVED 729 ADULTS AND 597 CHILDREN, PROVIDING 79,295 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND 133,651 MEALS. IN ADDITION, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTED 34 INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT IN 2025.Expenses $7,207,026 · grants $55,552 · revenue $993,201
- STAR OF HOPE'S EXTENDED SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES EXTENDING BEYOND OUR FACILITIES. WITH PROGRAMS TO HELP FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RECOVER AFTER A PERIOD OF HOMELESSNESS, AN OUTREACH EFFORT TO THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS ON THE STREET, AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS AND CASE MANAGEMENT, STAR OF HOPE SERVES AN ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF HOMELESS, NEAR-HOMELESS AND FORMERLY HOMELESS THROUGH THIS OUTREACH. THERE WERE 2,416 ENCOUNTERS WITH INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE STREETS OF HOUSTON WHICH INCLUDED DISTRIBUTING 9,181 BOTTLES OF WATER AND 3,027 HYGIENE KITS/CARE PACKS. OUR OUTREACH STAFF HELPED 4 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.Expenses $1,295,806 · grants $345,088
- STAR OF HOPE MISSION LEASES A BUILDING TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THE CITY OPERATES A SOBRIETY CENTER FROM THAT FACILITY AND PAYS MONTHLY RENT AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT TO SOH FOR CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES AS DETAILED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT.revenue $91,080
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1152599
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $71,138,835
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,279,107
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $11,695,723 | $15,759,381 | $71,138,835 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $26,506,803 | $33,345,738 | $72,034,638 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $27,616,349 | $33,407,288 | $82,820,866 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $27,937,866 | $30,860,096 | $81,566,935 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 74-1152599).
Questions about STAR OF HOPE MISSION
- What is the EIN of STAR OF HOPE MISSION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STAR OF HOPE MISSION is 74-1152599.
- Is STAR OF HOPE MISSION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to STAR OF HOPE MISSION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STAR OF HOPE MISSION file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of STAR OF HOPE MISSION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STAR OF HOPE MISSION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STAR OF HOPE MISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DOUGLAS MEIKLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of STAR OF HOPE MISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does STAR OF HOPE MISSION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,695,723, expenses of $15,759,381 and total assets of $71,138,835 at year end.
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