Nonprofit · EIN 84-1156963
HOPES PROMISE
Also known as ORPHAN CARE MINISTRIES OF HOPES PRO
Tax-exempt · CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,196,458 | $1,711,454 | $485,004 | $1,701,800 | $568,525 | $1,133,275 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,422,407 | $1,517,286 | -$94,879 | $1,263,566 | $615,295 | $648,271 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,359,158 | $1,475,498 | -$116,340 | $1,344,904 | $601,754 | $743,150 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $833,645
- Program service revenue
- $1,080,752
- Investment income
- $10,019
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $286
- Net income from fundraising events
- $69,648
- Other revenue
- $272,042
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $108,895
- Other salaries and wages
- $783,808
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $983,903
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $341
- Accounting fees
- $7,251
- Travel
- $14,255
- Depreciation
- $6,004
- Program services (functional)
- $1,496,971
- Management and general (functional)
- $104,485
- Fundraising (functional)
- $109,998
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,263,566
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,701,800
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $568,525
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,133,275
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $68,832
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,043
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,099,079
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $34,196
- Gross receipts
- $2,260,522
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 244
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH WOODS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $108,896 | $3,267 |
| BETH SHEVELAND | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LEDEBOER | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA DEROSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC VARNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SHEVELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN DEMAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUMMER SALOMONSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH WOODS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $105,695 | $3,124 |
| KEITH MORGAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL DEBENPORT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRIGGS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC VARNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN DEMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LEDEBOER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH SHEVELAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SHEVELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH BROWN RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH WOODS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $97,829 | $2,937 |
| BETH SHEVELAND | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL DEBENPORT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRIGGS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC VARNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN DEMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LEDEBOER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SHEVELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1585 S PERRY ST STE E, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104-1976
- In care of
- % KAYE FERGUSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELIZABETH WOODS
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH WOODS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (303) 660-0277
- Website
- WWW.HOPESPROMISE.COM
- Return prepared by
- MAY JACKSON HENDRICK LLC
Mission
TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES THROUGH ETHICAL, CHRIST-CENTERED FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND GLOBAL ORPHAN CARE.
Program accomplishments
- ADOPTION SERVICES, FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT: HOPE'S PROMISE IS A CHRISTIAN, NON-PROFIT CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO. THROUGH OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM, HOPE'S PROMISE OFFERS SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTION, PREGNANCY COUNSELING AND POST-RELINQUISHMENT SUPPORT. IN 2025, WE COUNSELED 25 EXPECTANT PARENTS ABOUT THEIR PREGNANCY OPTIONS, APPROVED 12 HOME STUDIES FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, AND PLACED 13 CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADOPTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 92 PROFESSIONALS IN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPING OUR CARE FUND PROGRAMS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED PREGNANCY, EVEN IF THEY DO NOT CHOOSE ADOPTION, AND EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUT-OF-STATE PLACING AGENCIES.Expenses $265,992 · revenue $187,294
- GLOBAL ORPHAN CARE: BELIEVING GOD DESIGNED FAMILIES AS THE BEST PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO GROW AND THRIVE, WE PLACE ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN EITHER WITH A RELATIVE OR A NON-RELATIVE CAREGIVER, ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. IN KENYA, VIETNAM, NEPAL, AND ZIMBABWE, OUR INDIGENOUS COUNTRY COORDINATORS WORK THROUGH LOCAL CHURCHES IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHILDREN'S LIFELONG PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. IN 2025, WE CARED FOR 49 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NON-RELATIVE BASED FAMILIES, 316 IN RELATIVE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTED 25 IN POST HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES. WE TOOK 35 AMERICANS ON CONNECTION TRIPS TO VISIT KENYA, VIETNAM, AND ZIMBABWE. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE HAVING THREE MORE INTERNATIONAL STAFF GET CERTIFIED AS AFFILIATE TRAINERS WITH TRAUMA FREE WORLD, PROVIDING A TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING TO 30 PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE, AND TAKING APPROXIMATELY 35 PEOPLE ON CONNECTION TRIPS TO KENYA AND ZIMBABWE.Expenses $637,273
- FOSTER CARE: COLORADO'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM DEPENDS ON FAMILIES WILLING TO OPEN THEIR HOMES TO CHILDREN WHO NEED SAFETY AND STABILITY. HOPE'S PROMISE RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS FOSTER FAMILIES WHO WALK ALONGSIDE BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND PURSUE PERMANENCY. OUR HOME SUPERVISORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO FOSTER FAMILIES AND THE YOUTH IN THEIR CARE, WITH A COMMITMENT TO TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE AT EVERY STEP. IN 2025, WE CERTIFIED 26 NEW FOSTER FAMILIES AND RECERTIFIED 15 FOSTER FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 84 YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE CERTIFYING AT LEAST 10 MORE FOSTER FAMILIES, EXPANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND SERVING 90 OR MORE YOUTH THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.Expenses $593,706 · revenue $893,458
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
- 84-1156963
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,701,800
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,260,522
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,196,458 | $1,711,454 | $1,701,800 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,422,407 | $1,517,286 | $1,263,566 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,359,158 | $1,475,498 | $1,344,904 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,201,727 | $1,296,268 | $1,471,963 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-1156963).
Questions about HOPES PROMISE
- What is the EIN of HOPES PROMISE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPES PROMISE is 84-1156963.
- Is HOPES PROMISE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to HOPES PROMISE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOPES PROMISE 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 HOPES PROMISE 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 HOPES PROMISE 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 HOPES PROMISE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELIZABETH WOODS.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPES PROMISE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,896 (ELIZABETH WOODS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does HOPES PROMISE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,196,458, expenses of $1,711,454 and total assets of $1,701,800 at year end.
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