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HOPE MINISTRIES

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $196K · expenses $171K · assets $376K

EIN
46-2000881
Address
401 S PEARL ST, ELK POINT, SD 57025-2367
Website
HOPEMINISTRIES.CO
NTEE code
X21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
Cross-check
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Mission

SHINING CHRIST'S LIGHT OF HOPE IN A BROKEN AND HURTING WORLD. HOPE MINISTRIES IS A NONPROFIT CHRISTIAN FAMILY THAT CARES FOR ORPHANS, PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPLIES, PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, AND BRINGS FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE TO THE PEOPLE IN TANZANIA, AFRICA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Gayle Stroschein PRESIDENT2017-2025 $0$58,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mary Hanson SECRETARY2017-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Evonne Blinkers VICE PRESIDE2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Lora Vander Zwaag TREASURER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
William Vandyke (former) VICE PRESIDENT2017-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Sharon Persuad (former) TREASURER2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Evonne Bunkers (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Debbie Mccalla (former) SECRETARY2017-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Bechler (former) TREASURER2017-2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
EVONNE BLINKERS VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
LORA VANDER ZWAAG TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
EVONNE BLINKERS VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
LORA VANDER ZWAAG TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
EVONNE BLINKERS VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
LORA VANDER ZWAAG TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
EVONNE BLINKERS VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
LORA VANDER ZWAAG DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT50 $12,000-- $12,0001
WILLIAM VANDYKE VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SHARON PERSUAD TREASURER0 $0-- $01
EVONNE BUNKERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT50 $12,000-- $12,0001
WILLIAM VANDYKE VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SHARON PERSUAD TREASURER0 $0-- $01
EVONNE BUNKERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT50 $12,000-- $12,0001
WILLIAM VANDYKE VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBBIE MCCALLA SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MARY BECHLER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON DIRECTORS0 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT50 $10,000-- $10,0001
WILLIAM VANDYKE VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBBIE MCCALLA SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MARY BECHLER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON DIRECTORS0 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLE STROSCHEIN PRESIDENT50 $12,000-- $12,0001
WILLIAM VANDYKE VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBBIE MCCALLA SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MARY BECHLER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARY HANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,403$171,313 $375,983$375,983 $186,199- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,542$79,989 $350,892$350,892 $143,002$11,540 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,959$108,558 $276,340$276,340 $137,306- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,624$77,676 $246,938$246,938 $103,624- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,802$114,735 $220,990$220,990 $128,802- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,365$29,988 $206,923$206,923 $55,281- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,633$93,644 $165,546$165,546 $90,945- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$176,263$151,044 $118,557$118,557 $143,876- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,800$157,693 $94,640$94,639 $186,800- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $6,200 in all, tax years 2016 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “HOPE MINISTRIES” 2016 1$1,000 2016$1,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$200 2017$200
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HOPE NOW MINISTRIESGAX21 $193,314$184,426 President$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar name
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HOPE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIESALX21 $205,899$177,381 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar name
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MTT MINISTRIESSCX21 $169,341$179,997 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,454,02247 132014–2024 THINK TWICE MINISTRIES NFP; OASIS MINISTRY; LUKE 4 18 MINISTRIES; ISAAC MINISTRIES INC and 9 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$1,054,18493 232012–2024 TOUCH THE WORLD MINISTRIES INC; SPIRIT OF ELIJAH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL; AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC; 1HOPE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL and 19 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$629,45746 172016–2024 JOYFUL WORD MINISTRIES; AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC; HOPE NOW MINISTRIES; MIKE & MONA MINISTRIES and 13 more
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$452,3678 32010–2021 MIKE & MONA MINISTRIES; TOUCH THE WORLD MINISTRIES INC; DAVID CLIFTON MINISTRIES INC
RIVENDELL STEWARDS TRUST DTD 022385 Private foundation$275,0004 12014–2018 AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC
AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$250,0001 12014–2014 DAVID CLIFTON MINISTRIES INC
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$243,90516 22013–2024 INSTEP MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL; MEL LAMAR MINISTRIES INC
HAROLD AND VIRGINIA SIMPSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$155,00010 12016–2025 AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC
SAN ANGELO AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$147,3048 12017–2024 THROUGH GOD COMES JUSTICE MINISTRIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$116,12011 42020–2024 THINK TWICE MINISTRIES NFP; SPIRIT OF ELIJAH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL; VINE MINISTRY INC; DEAF MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$112,8357 22018–2023 FAMILY BUILDERS MINISTRIES; HISPANIC CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
EUNICE ZOOLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$106,5249 12012–2025 EAGLE HOUSE MINISTRIES
DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,0002 12018–2019 THINK TWICE MINISTRIES NFP
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$72,0004 32019–2023 BONNIE FLOYD MINISTRIES; FIRM FOUNDATION MINISTRIES INC; VINE MINISTRY INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $171,313 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $150,034 87.6%
Fees to independent contractors $20,929 12.2%
Printing, publications, postage $350 0.2%
Total$171,313100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $79,989 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $59,352 74.2%
Fees to independent contractors $20,637 25.8%
Total$79,989100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $108,558 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $88,015 81.1%
Fees to independent contractors $20,543 18.9%
Total$108,558100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $77,676 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,639 85.8%
Fees to independent contractors $11,037 14.2%
Total$77,676100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $114,735 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $101,535 88.5%
Fees to independent contractors $13,200 11.5%
Total$114,735100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $29,988 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $840
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,788 56.0%
Fees to independent contractors $13,200 44.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$840reported apart
Total$29,988100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $93,644 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,943
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $80,444 85.9%
Fees to independent contractors $13,200 14.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,943reported apart
Total$93,644100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $151,044 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,859
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $138,844 91.9%
Fees to independent contractors $12,200 8.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,859reported apart
Total$151,044100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $157,693 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $144,547 91.7%
Fees to independent contractors $12,900 8.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $246 0.2%
Total$157,693100%

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