FAITH THROUGH FIRE 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

901 STONE CROSSING DR, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385-3280

In care of

% BETH WILMES

Mailing address (990-N for 2020)

901 Stone Crossing Drive, Wentzville MO 63385

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

Beth Wilmes, 901 Stone Crossing Dr, Wentzville, MO 63385

Signed the 990

Beth Wilmes, Founder & CEO

Phone

(314) 348-2028

Website

faiththroughfire.org

Return prepared by

Faith & Ledger

Mission

Faith Through Fire holds space for men and women to heal emotionally from the trauma of breast cancer. Their mission is to reduce the fear and anxiety breast cancer patients feel and replace it with hope and a path toward thriving. They serve as the conduit to ensuring patients receive the emotional support and networks of care needed to take survivors beyond routine physical interventions to a place of comprehensive healing.

Program accomplishments

• Peer Mentorship Program In 2025, Faith Through Fire matched 103 breast cancer patients with survivor mentors who had walked the same road - offering not just encouragement, but lived understanding that clinical care alone cannot provide. Each mentorship averaged approximately one year in duration, spanning the full arc of treatment and the critical transition into survivorship. To protect the quality of every relationship, no mentor supported more than three mentees at a time - ensuring patients received consistent, personal attention when they needed it most. Mentors provided ongoing emotional support, real-time guidance, and help navigating the often-overwhelming landscape of resources available to patients. The result: fewer patients feeling alone, less fear, and greater engagement in life during one of its most difficult seasons. The impact speaks for itself - 95% of Faith Through Fire patients would recommend the program to someone newly diagnosed.
  Expenses $123,531
• Community Education Breast cancer doesn't pause between appointments - and neither does Faith Through Fire's commitment to keeping patients informed, empowered, and supported. Through the Besties with Breasties podcast and targeted resource distribution, Faith Through Fire delivers accessible education that meets patients wherever they are. In 2025, the organization produced 24 episodes covering topics that matter most to patients and survivors - from lymphedema prevention and mental health to navigating the emotional terrain of survivorship. The podcast is gaining real traction: episodes average approximately 145 downloads, placing Besties with Breasties above the national median and within the top 25-40% of independent podcasts. For a nonprofit health podcast, this is a meaningful benchmark - one that reflects a growing audience of patients, caregivers, and advocates who are actively seeking this kind of support. Beyond the podcast, Faith Through Fire distributed key resources to program participants in 2025, including the Caregiver Support Guide and the Fearless Guide - practical tools designed to help patients advocate confidently for their own care and well-being. Together, these efforts extend Faith Through Fire's reach far beyond its direct service programs, ensuring that no patient has to face a diagnosis without knowledge, community, or hope.
  Expenses $28,772
• Survivorship Bootcamp Finishing treatment is not the finish line. For many breast cancer survivors, the end of active care brings a disorienting silence - no more appointments, no more clear next steps, and no roadmap for what comes next. The Survivorship Bootcamp exists to fill that gap. This structured, six-session program guides survivors through the work that clinical care rarely addresses: processing trauma, rebuilding identity, and charting a genuine path toward thriving. In 2025, Faith Through Fire hosted four bootcamps - offered both virtually and in-person - serving 24 survivors across each cohort. The curriculum moves participants through emotional healing, identity reconstruction, and forward-focused goal setting, all while building the peer connections that sustain long-term recovery. Survivors leave not just with tools, but with a community. The outcomes are measurable and significant. Participants reported increased confidence, reduced anxiety, and a clearer sense of direction following treatment - with an average anxiety reduction of 55% as measured by the GAD-7, a clinically validated assessment tool. For survivors who felt lost at the moment they were supposed to feel relieved, the Bootcamp offers something rare: a structured, supported, and hopeful way forward.
  Expenses $35,398
• House of Hope A cancer diagnosis doesn't just affect the patient - it disrupts an entire family. Appointments, treatments, and the weight of uncertainty consume daily life, leaving little room for rest, connection, or the kind of quiet that healing requires. The House of Hope at Innsbrook Resort was created to give that space back. Located at the Innsbrook Resort in Missouri, the House of Hope offers a fully cost-free retreat experience for breast cancer patients and their families - a place to step away from the clinical world and simply breathe. Priority is given to those facing terminal diagnoses, veterans, and active participants in Faith Through Fire's peer mentorship program, ensuring the retreat reaches those carrying the heaviest loads. In 2025, Faith Through Fire provided 59 stays for patients and families at various stages of treatment and survivorship. Each stay offered more than rest - it offered restoration. Guests found space for reflection, reconnection with loved ones, and emotional healing that the routine of treatment rarely allows. The results are felt long after checkout. Participants consistently report leaving the House of Hope feeling renewed, more supported, and better equipped to face what lies ahead - not just physically, but relationally and emotionally. In a landscape where cancer care is largely measured in clinical outcomes, the House of Hope measures something equally important: the dignity, peace, and human connection that every patient deserves.
  Expenses $39,640

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.

IRS record

EIN

83-3232519

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

2019

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$757,376

Income (IRS master file)

$333,810

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 83-3232519).

Questions about FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC

What is the EIN of FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC is 83-3232519.

Is FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.

Are donations to FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does FAITH THROUGH FIRE 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 FAITH THROUGH FIRE 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 FAITH THROUGH FIRE 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 FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Beth Wilmes.

Who are the officers and directors of FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (Beth Wilmes, Founder).

How much revenue does FAITH THROUGH FIRE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $300,071, expenses of $284,018 and total assets of $757,376 at year end.

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