Nonprofit · EIN 82-1130017
HOPE CREATES
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $455,527 | $442,529 | $12,998 | $212,654 | $45,133 | $167,521 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $345,689 | $330,837 | $14,852 | $163,715 | $9,192 | $154,523 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $198,707 | $192,493 | $6,214 | $151,068 | $11,397 | $139,671 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $464,728
- of which government grants
- $133,324
- Program service revenue
- $4,736
- Investment income
- $3,284
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$17,406
- Other revenue
- -$17,221
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $84,298
- Other salaries and wages
- $101,969
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $246,274
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $128
- Accounting fees
- $25,083
- Occupancy
- $10,965
- Travel
- $4,199
- Depreciation
- $576
- Program services (functional)
- $336,619
- Management and general (functional)
- $65,983
- Fundraising (functional)
- $39,927
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $163,715
- Total assets, end of year
- $212,654
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $45,133
- Net assets, end of year
- $167,521
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,081
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $108,521
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $59,000
- Gross receipts
- $494,367
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Thomas-Dietz | Executive Director through 5/12/25 Key employee | 40 | $72,839 |
| Patrick Rohrkaste | President as of 1/21/25 & Treasurer until 1/21/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Parker Denny | President through 12/27/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 |
| Sandy Brooks | Member as of 12/17/24 & VP as of 2/18/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Carolyn Bryant | Vice President from 5/21/24 to 2/17/25 Member until 8/17/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Krista Steward | Member as of 12/17/24 & Treasurer as of 1/21/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Melinda Love | Secretary as of 5/21/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Jim Wallis | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Dr Julie Gary | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Eleanor Byrd | Member from 1/21/25 until 10/14/25 Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Jerry West | Member until 9/19/25 Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Yvette Hartsfield | Member as of 1/28/25 Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Mark Witzling | Member until 5/13/25 Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Lillian Curlett | Member until 9/25/25 Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Aaron Perlut | Member until 5/13/25 Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Gilbert | Member until 8/15/2024 Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Julie Fox | Executive Director as of 5/12/25 Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Thomas-Dietz | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 60 | $60,005 |
| Robert Bullivant | Former member Former | 0 | $1,050 |
| Carolyn Bryant | Vice President - as of 5/21/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $270 |
| Parker Denny | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Patrick Rohrkaste | Treasurer - as of 5/4/2024 (VP prior to 5/4/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 |
| Melinda Love | Secretary - as of 5/21/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Mark Witzling | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Jim Wallis | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Jerry West | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Dr Julie Gary | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Lillian Curlett | Member Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 |
| Danielle Gilbert | Member Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 |
| Aaron Perlut | Member Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 |
| Doug Freeman | Member - until 10/13/2023 Former | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Shackelford | Treasurer - until 4/25/2024 Former | 1.2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Peluso | Member - until 12/31/2023 Former | 1.2 | $0 |
| Mike Sherman | Secretary - until 5/6/2024 Former | 1.2 | $0 |
| Larry Guess | Vice President until 7/7/2023 Former | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Thomas-Dietz | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $51,250 |
| Carolyn Bryant | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $430 |
| Parker Denny | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Larry Guess | Vice President until 7/7/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| Susan Shackelford | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| Mike Sherman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Peluso | Member Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| Jim Wallis | Member Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| Jerry West | Member Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| Doug Freeman | Member until 10/13/2023 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lillian Curlett | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert Bullivant | Member until 3/21/2023 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brad Lambert | Member until 8/6/2022 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brandy Scheer | Member until 11/1/2022 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3301 WASHINGTON AVENUE - 2C, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-1118
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Patrick Rohrkaste, 33001 Washington Ave - Suite 2C, Saint Louis, MO 63103
- Signed the 990
- Patrick Rohrkaste, President
- Phone
- (314) 472-5747
- Website
- Hopecreates.org
- 990-N for 2017 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: KATHERINE ANNE THOMAS-DIETZ, 22 RIDGE CREST DRIVE, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017. Mailing address: 22 RIDGE CREST DRIVE, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017.
Mission
Hope Creates empowers youth and adults, who are in recovery from or at risk of Substance Use Disorder to stay sober by engaging in the expressive arts and a vibrant and creative sober community.
Program accomplishments
- Community Creation Events (CCE) - CCEs are collaborative gatherings, open to all youth/young adults in recovery (from one day sober and beyond) and their families. This provides an easy, entry-level activity for all involved. Events are provided at no cost to those in recovery. In the CCEs, youth and adults, and their families, are provided art supplies and/or performance training so they can create in different settings and with different mediums - from an urban setting with "legal graffiti" to metal smithing, glass blowing to drum circles, ceramics to a traditional studio for modern dance. All events are adrenaline-pumping fun. We emphasize a safe and sober community event that includes a shared meal with loving peers and family members. During the year ended June 30, 2025, Hope Creates presented 11 CCE sessions that included 413 participants and 46 attendees.Expenses $73,452
- Make Your M.A.R.C. (Music. Art. Recovery. Connection.) (MYM) - Make Your M.A.R.C. is a nine-session program for a cohort of 10-15 youth and adults in recovery from or deemed at risk for Substance Use Disorder. Participants meet for 3-4 hours each session, engaging in a multi-disciplinary healing arts experience in painting, drawing, music, percussion, and storytelling, and deliver an exhibition and concert the final week. During the year ended June 30, 2025, Hope Creates delivered 5 Make Your M.A.R.C. cohorts (60 Make Your M.A.R.C. sessions) with 58 participants, 42 graduates, 237 attendees and 30 volunteers.Expenses $219,332 · revenue $1,188
- Expressive Arts Exhibitions (EAE) - EAEs are open to the general public to attend. Artists in recovery share their artistic work, created on their own or in CCEs. All artists in recovery may show their work. However, exhibitors must have over one year sobriety to sign their artwork with their first name and last initial. Artists with less than one year sobriety may show their art anonymously. This program allows members to experience the value of their artwork and share their stories of recovery, creativity, and hope with the community. During the year ended June 30, 2025, Hope Creates delivered 1 session at the Sheldon Arts for several months with 31 participants and 3,926 attendees.Expenses $12,294
- Education and Outreach (E & O) - EAEs are open to the general public to attend. Artists in recovery share their artistic work, created on their own or in CCEs. All artists in recovery may show their work. However, exhibitors must have over one year sobriety to sign their artwork with their first name and last initial. Artists with less than one year sobriety may show their art anonymously. This program allows members to experience the value of their artwork and share their stories of recovery, creativity, and hope with the community. During the year ended June 30, 2025, Hope Creates delivered 149 E & O sessions with 1,424 attendees.Expenses $31,541
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 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 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-1130017
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $212,654
- Income (IRS master file)
- $494,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $455,527 | $442,529 | $212,654 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $345,689 | $330,837 | $163,715 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $198,707 | $192,493 | $151,068 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $163,884 | $148,520 | $137,373 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: KATHERINE ANNE THOMAS-DIETZ Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | June 30, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-1130017).
Questions about HOPE CREATES
- What is the EIN of HOPE CREATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPE CREATES is 82-1130017.
- Is HOPE CREATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to HOPE CREATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOPE CREATES 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 CREATES 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 HOPE CREATES 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 HOPE CREATES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Patrick Rohrkaste.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPE CREATES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,839 (Katherine Thomas-Dietz, Executive Director through 5/12/25).
- How much revenue does HOPE CREATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $455,527, expenses of $442,529 and total assets of $212,654 at year end.
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