LENA POPE HOME INC

Financials

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

3200 SANGUINET ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76107-5355

In care of

% TODD TUDOR

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ASHLEY BARNES, 3200 SANGUINET ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76107

Signed the 990

TODD TUDOR, CFO

Phone

(817) 255-2500

Website

WWW.LENAPOPE.ORG

Return prepared by

WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF LENA POPE HOME, INC. (LENA POPE) IS TO EQUIP CHILDREN, FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITY WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION THROUGH COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS.

Program accomplishments

• EARLY LEARNING CENTERS (ELC'S) - THE AGENCY OPENED THE FIRST LENA POPEEARLY LEARNING CENTER IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND ITS SECOND CAMPUS IN 2018.THE ELC SERVES 188 CHILDREN RANGING IN AGES FROM 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS IN A FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT. THE CENTERS ARE DESIGNED FOR WORKING FAMILIES WITH OPERATING HOURS OF 6:30 AM TO 6:00 PM ON A FULL YEAR SCHEDULE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF LENA POPE'S EARLY LEARNING CENTERS IS TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. THE CENTERS FOCUS ON PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO ALL FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE UTILIZING CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES OR THOSE NEEDING FLEXIBLE TUITION RATES BASED ON THEIR FAMILY INCOME. THE ELC'S USE THE EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM HIGHSCOPE, WHICH EMPHASIZES LEARNING IN ALL DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL INTEREST OF EACH CHILD. CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CHOICES, EXPLORATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING. THE HIGHSCOPE CURRICULUM HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN WORKING ACROSS AGES, GENDERS, ETHNICITIES, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVELS. THE ELC'S ALSO WORK TO DEVELOP SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIORAL MODEL, CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE. BASED ON CURRENT RESEARCH ON BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONING, CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE TEACHES SKILLS IN SELF-REGULATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE PROMOTING AN ATMOSPHERE OF SUPPORT AND COMPASSION BETWEEN PEERS AND ADULTS. BOTH ELC CAMPUSES ARE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC).
  Expenses $3,778,480 · grants $2,153 · revenue $2,488,317
• SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES (SCBS)LENA POPE'S SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES (SCBS) ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE AT-RISK YOUTH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL CHOICES AND EITHER KEEP THEM FROM BECOMING INVOLVED IN DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR AND/OR PREVENT AND DISRUPT THEIR FORMAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE OR CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS. LENA POPE PROVIDES COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SKILL-BUILDING GROUP SERVICES TO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TARRANT, JOHNSON, AND PARKER COUNTIES. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES OF THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE.THE MAJORITY OF SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH TARRANT COUNTY JUVENILE SERVICES, TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEMS. SCBS WORKS WITH A RANGE OF CHILDREN AND TEENS AT ALL POINTS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE A FIRST OFFENDER PROGRAM TITLED SECOND OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS (A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF LENA POPE) AND AN IN-HOME EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM CALLED FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT). SECOND OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS PROVIDES PARENT AND YOUTH SKILL BUILDING GROUPS PAIRED WITH THREE MONTHS OF POST GROUP FOLLOW UP SERVICES. FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY IS A STRENGTHS-BASED AND RELATIONAL FOCUSED THERAPY THAT IS TAILORED TO EACH UNIQUE FAMILY AND THEIR DIVERSE NEEDS. THE FOCUS OF FFT IS ON LEARNED SKILLS TO IMPROVE FAMILY FUNCTIONING, WORKING SPECIFICALLY ON TOPICS SUCH AS PARENTING, COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, FAMILY NEGATIVITY, AND OTHER BEHAVIOR CHALLENGES. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 1,300 CLIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. ADDITIONALLY, LENA POPE PARTNERS WITH TARRANT COUNTY JUVENILE SERVICES AND FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM (JJAEP). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVE FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AND IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE GRADE-LEVEL ACADEMIC PROGRESS, IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND ADDRESS OTHER NEEDS OF YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND DECISION-MAKING CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR HOME CAMPUSES. JJAEP PROMOTES SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SELF-DISCIPLINE AS A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
  Expenses $3,143,376 · grants $60,080
• COUNSELING & SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES (CSUS) - LENA POPE COUNSELING AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING IN A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS WITH A TRAUMA-INFORMED AND TRUST-BASED INTERVENTIONAL APPROACH. LENA POPE COUNSELING SERVICES SERVES OVER 2,300 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ANNUALLY. SERVICES INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT PLANNING, AND COUNSELING. LENA POPE UTILIZES LICENSED MASTER'S LEVEL THERAPISTS OR MASTER'S LEVEL INTERNS SEEKING LICENSURE TO PROVIDE COUNSELING USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI), EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR), AND PLAY THERAPY. COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN OFFICES LOCATED IN FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, WEATHERFORD AND NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY, AND VIA TELEHEALTH. THE COUNSELING PROGRAM HAS CONTRACTS WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TARRANT COUNTY JUVENILE SERVICES, AND THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. LENA POPE BILLS MEDICAID AND MEDICARE, ACCEPTS THIRD-PARTY PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRIVATE PAYMENTS, AND OFFERS FLEXIBLE FEES BASED ON FAMILY INCOME FOR CLIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE OR WHO HAVE PROHIBITIVELY HIGH DEDUCTIBLES OR COPAYS. LENA POPE PROVIDES SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES FOR ADULTS THROUGH A CONTRACT AND LICENSURE WITH TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, TREATMENT GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING.
  Expenses $2,975,265 · grants $7,628 · revenue $2,701,459
• EVENT SERVICESLENA POPE PROVIDES SERVICES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF LIFE, INCLUDING MILESTONE EVENTS LIKE WEDDINGS, MEMORIAL SERVICES, AND OTHER LIFE EVENTS. LENA POPE'S EVENT SERVICES PROVIDES EVENT VENUES AND COORDINATION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WITH NET REVENUE SUPPORTING LENA POPE'S COUNSELING, EDUCATION, AND BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS.(A) MARTY LEONARD COMMUNITY CHAPELTHE MARTY LEONARD COMMUNITY CHAPEL, LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF LENA POPE, PROVIDES AN UPLIFTING ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES PEOPLE TO THINK THEIR HIGHEST AND BEST THOUGHTS. THE CHAPEL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1990 TO SERVE THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES OF LENA POPE. IT IS A PLACE FOR WORSHIP, INSPIRATION, PRAYER, GUIDANCE, CELEBRATION, JOY, MEDITATION, HOPE, RELAXATION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, MUSIC, AND SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. THE CHAPEL PROVIDES A SETTING FOR WEDDINGS, RENEWAL OF VOWS, CHURCH SERVICES, CELEBRATION OF LIFE EVENTS, AND OTHER LIFE-AFFIRMING CEREMONIES. (B) AMON CARTER CONFERENCE CENTERTHE AMON CARTER CENTER, WHICH IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF LENA POPE, IS DESIGEND TO SERVE AS A MEETING AND EVENT SPACE FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USE. LENA POPE UTILIZES THE SPACE FOR INTERNAL PROGRAMMING, AND THE SPACE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES
  Expenses $585,598 · revenue $613,798

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

75-6003583

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

1961

Accounting year ends

August

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P300)

Assets (IRS master file)

$41,576,406

Income (IRS master file)

$15,198,660

Filing history

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 75-6003583).

Questions about LENA POPE HOME INC

What is the EIN of LENA POPE HOME INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of LENA POPE HOME INC is 75-6003583.

Is LENA POPE HOME INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1961.

Are donations to LENA POPE HOME INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does LENA POPE HOME 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 LENA POPE HOME INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did LENA POPE HOME INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.

Who is the principal officer of LENA POPE HOME INC?

The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ASHLEY BARNES.

Who are the officers and directors of LENA POPE HOME INC?

The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 53 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $353,333 (MERRY ELGIN, CEO).

How much revenue does LENA POPE HOME INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,701,006, expenses of $14,331,468 and total assets of $41,576,406 at year end.

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