Nonprofit · EIN 74-2655302
THE HOPE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ANN ARBOR, MI 48105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $25,657,637 | $22,729,375 | $2,928,262 | $64,516,032 | $16,796,306 | $47,719,726 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $28,575,690 | $22,976,649 | $5,599,041 | $62,614,833 | $21,700,785 | $40,914,048 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,053,174 | $11,391,428 | $3,661,746 | $62,313,456 | $23,197,504 | $39,115,952 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,042,458
- of which government grants
- $5,237,075
- Program service revenue
- $16,747,881
- Investment income
- $2,867,298
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $718,727
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,212,955
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $330,425
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,901,387
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,866,211
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,925
- Accounting fees
- $43,250
- Occupancy
- $156,180
- Travel
- $243,082
- Depreciation
- $10,858
- Program services (functional)
- $19,996,098
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,388,838
- Fundraising (functional)
- $344,439
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $62,614,833
- Total assets, end of year
- $64,516,032
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,796,306
- Net assets, end of year
- $47,719,726
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $54,180
- Publicly traded securities
- $50,110,219
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $46,160,989
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,558,737
- Gross receipts
- $47,780,558
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1992
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHANNA HORN MSW | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $275,973 | $54,452 |
| DANA SPARKS | DIRECTOR OF PC & OPERATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,378 | $28,795 |
| MORGAN COX | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,630 | $36,802 |
| DEBRA ALLEN | CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,618 | $33,646 |
| MARY BRIEDE | LEAD ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,663 | $24,514 |
| NORBERT STRAUSS | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,988 | $24,261 |
| JOSEPH UNGER PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN ERIKSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GOLDBERG MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SYED AHMAD MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE SUGA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUMANTA PAL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LIEU MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORAH LYNN HENRY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIYANKA SHARMA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARTI K S HEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| SCOTT RAMSEY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHARLES BLANKE MD | SWOG CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| CATHY TANGEN PHD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARITA KENNEDY WEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARIANA CHAVEZ MAC GREGOR MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| DON S DIZON MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHANNA HORN MSW | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $267,375 | $34,600 |
| DANA SPARKS | DIRECTOR OF PC & OPERATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $168,470 | $22,140 |
| MORGAN COX | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,526 | $20,649 |
| JENNIFER FRANKS | LEAD ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,502 | $16,546 |
| DEBRA ALLEN | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,438 | $19,405 |
| MARY BRIEDE | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,664 | $16,106 |
| JOSEPH UNGER PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN ERIKSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GOLDBERG MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SYED AHMAD MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANJALI ADVANI MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE SUGA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUMANTA PAL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LIEU MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORAH LYNN HENRY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRIYANKA SHARMA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTI K S HEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RAMSEY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BLANKE MD | SWOG CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY TANGEN PHD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARITA KENNEDY WEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANA CHAVEZ MAC GREGOR MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON S DIZON MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHANNA HORN MSW | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $244,339 | $45,197 |
| DANA SPARKS | DIRECTOR OF PC & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,308 | $33,901 |
| DEBRA ALLEN | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,879 | $34,221 |
| MORGAN COX | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,701 | $27,967 |
| NORBERT STRAUSS | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,663 | $25,753 |
| JENNIFER FRANKS | LEAD ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,241 | $21,729 |
| JOSEPH UNGER PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $1,250 | $0 |
| NATHAN ERIKSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY TANGEN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GOLDBERG MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SYED AHMAD MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANJALI ADVANI MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANA CHAVEZ MAC GREGOR MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUMANTA PAL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LIEU MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORAH LYNN HENRY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAJOS PUSZTAI MD DPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTI K S HEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BLANKE MD | SWOG CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GIBSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAVITT RANDALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON S DIZON MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND OSAROGIAGBON MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 24 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR 4300K, ANN ARBOR, MI 48105-9484
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOHANNA HORN, 24 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR 4300K, ANN ARBOR, MI 48105
- Signed the 990
- JOHANNA HORN, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (734) 998-7150
- Website
- WWW.THEHOPEFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MANER COSTERISAN PC
Mission
AS THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF THE SWOG CANCER RESEARCH NETWORK, THE HOPE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS RESEARCH IN VARIOUS FORMS OF ADULT CANCERS. FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING SESSIONS, TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, AND MEETING COORDINATION ARE FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH GROUPS.Expenses $18,622,294 · grants $2,212,955 · revenue $16,658,163
- SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING SPRING AND FALL 2025 GROUP MEETINGS OF SWOG. FORMERLY THE SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP, SWOG IS ONE OF FIVE COOPERATIVE GROUPS IN THE NCI'S NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK.Expenses $1,373,804 · revenue $89,718
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
- 74-2655302
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $64,516,032
- Income (IRS master file)
- $47,780,558
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $25,657,637 | $22,729,375 | $64,516,032 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $28,575,690 | $22,976,649 | $62,614,833 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $15,053,174 | $11,391,428 | $62,313,456 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,871,970 | $10,964,319 | $56,686,859 | 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 74-2655302).
Questions about THE HOPE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE HOPE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE HOPE FOUNDATION is 74-2655302.
- Is THE HOPE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to THE HOPE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE HOPE FOUNDATION 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 THE HOPE FOUNDATION 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 THE HOPE FOUNDATION 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 THE HOPE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHANNA HORN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE HOPE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $275,973 (JOHANNA HORN MSW, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does THE HOPE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,657,637, expenses of $22,729,375 and total assets of $64,516,032 at year end.
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