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Hope Mommies Inc

EIN 27-4945123 · New Braunfels, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair66 out of 100GovernanceGood71 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HOPE MOMMIES' MISSION IS TO HELP EVERY FAMILY WHICH EXPERIENCES INFANT LOSS FIND COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY THE HOPE OF CHRIST WHICH IS OUR UNFAILING ANCHOR.

Income
$523,630
Spending
$519,369
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 75%
Employees
1
Volunteers
60
Highest pay
$62,618, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $332,384 spent. HOPE BOXES PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED 2,401 HOPE BOXES CONTAINING PERSONAL COMFORT ITEMS AND BIBLICAL RESOURCES TO BEREAVED MOTHERS EXPERIENCING MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH, OR INFANT LOSS. BOXES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND CHAPTER HOPE BOX GATHERINGS, AS WELL AS MAILED DIRECTLY TO RECIPIENTS NATIONWIDE.
  2. $55,216 spent. RETREAT HOSTED A WEEKEND RETREAT IN MARCH AT REST YOURSELF RIVER RANCH IN MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY FOR BEREAVED MOTHERS. A TOTAL OF 49 WOMEN FROM 11 STATES ATTENDED, HONORING AND REMEMBERING 84 BABIES.
  3. $15,627 spent. DEVOTIONAL RESOURCE SELF-PUBLISHED AN ADVENT DEVOTIONAL, REST: ADVENT IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST AFTER PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS, TO SUPPORT GRIEVING MOTHERS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH CHRIST-CENTERED ENCOURAGEMENT AND REFLECTION.
  4. $10,541 spent. BIBLE STUDIES & HOPE GROUPS DEVELOPED AND SELF-PUBLISHED FOUR BIBLE STUDIES ADDRESSING GRIEF AND INFANT LOSS FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. THESE STUDIES WERE USED IN HOPE GROUP SESSIONS, WITH 186 WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN WEEKLY 10-WEEK ZOOM-BASED GROUPS THAT INCLUDED TEACHING AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION. PODCAST PRODUCED A BIWEEKLY PODCAST ADDRESSING GRIEF, FAITH, AND HOPE IN CHRIST AFTER LOSS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 34 EPISODES WERE RELEASED, TOTALING 8,583 DOWNLOADS, WITH LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND OVER 20 COUNTRIES. GIFT OF HOPE PROGRAM PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS BY PAYING QUALIFYING MEDICAL BILLS DIRECTLY TO PROVIDERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 7 FAMILIES WERE SERVED, WITH TOTAL ASSISTANCE OF 4,996.86. COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ONGOING SUPPORT PROVIDED ONGOING CHRIST-CENTERED ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO BEREAVED MOTHERS THROUGH DIGITAL CONTENT, ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND LOCAL CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 78 BLOG POSTS OFFERING BIBLICAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE WERE PUBLISHED, AND A WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 5,000 SUBSCRIBERS. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WERE UPDATED DAILY, FOSTERING CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION. A PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNITY OF OVER 6,000 MEMBERS WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH PRAYER POSTS, LIVE AND RECORDED TEACHINGS, AND MONTHLY HOPE BABY MEMORIALS, WHICH INCLUDED INDIVIDUALIZED DIGITAL IMAGES CREATED TO HONOR EACH BABY. THE ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE GREW TO OVER 10,000 FOLLOWERS. ADDITIONALLY, 14 ACTIVE HOPE MOMMIES CHAPTERS PROVIDED LOCAL, IN-PERSON SUPPORT THROUGH HOPE BOX GATHERINGS AND REGULAR MEETUPS, INCLUDING WORSHIP NIGHTS, CRAFT NIGHTS, DINNERS, PLAYDATES, AND COFFEE GATHERINGS, EXTENDING CARE AND COMMUNITY TO BEREAVED MOTHERS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. OBSERVED PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER THROUGH AWARENESS INITIATIVES AND RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING PERSONALIZED MEMORIAL ITEMS SUCH AS CANDLES AND APPAREL TO HELP FAMILIES HONOR THEIR BABIES AND SHARE THEIR STORIES. ADDITIONAL FREE RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED, INCLUDING DEVOTIONAL CONTENT, WORSHIP GATHERINGS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, TO ENCOURAGE REMEMBRANCE AND POINT FAMILIES TO THE HOPE OF CHRIST.
  5. BIBLE STUDIES & HOPE GROUPS DEVELOPED AND SELF-PUBLISHED FOUR BIBLE STUDIES ADDRESSING GRIEF AND INFANT LOSS FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. THESE STUDIES WERE USED IN HOPE GROUP SESSIONS, WITH 186 WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN WEEKLY 10-WEEK ZOOM-BASED GROUPS THAT INCLUDED TEACHING AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION. PODCAST PRODUCED A BIWEEKLY PODCAST ADDRESSING GRIEF, FAITH, AND HOPE IN CHRIST AFTER LOSS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 34 EPISODES WERE RELEASED, TOTALING 8,583 DOWNLOADS, WITH LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND OVER 20 COUNTRIES. GIFT OF HOPE PROGRAM PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS BY PAYING QUALIFYING MEDICAL BILLS DIRECTLY TO PROVIDERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 7 FAMILIES WERE SERVED, WITH TOTAL ASSISTANCE OF 4,996.86. COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ONGOING SUPPORT PROVIDED ONGOING CHRIST-CENTERED ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO BEREAVED MOTHERS THROUGH DIGITAL CONTENT, ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND LOCAL CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 78 BLOG POSTS OFFERING BIBLICAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE WERE PUBLISHED, AND A WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 5,000 SUBSCRIBERS. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WERE UPDATED DAILY, FOSTERING CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION. A PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNITY OF OVER 6,000 MEMBERS WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH PRAYER POSTS, LIVE AND RECORDED TEACHINGS, AND MONTHLY HOPE BABY MEMORIALS, WHICH INCLUDED INDIVIDUALIZED DIGITAL IMAGES CREATED TO HONOR EACH BABY. THE ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE GREW TO OVER 10,000 FOLLOWERS. ADDITIONALLY, 14 ACTIVE HOPE MOMMIES CHAPTERS PROVIDED LOCAL, IN-PERSON SUPPORT THROUGH HOPE BOX GATHERINGS AND REGULAR MEETUPS, INCLUDING WORSHIP NIGHTS, CRAFT NIGHTS, DINNERS, PLAYDATES, AND COFFEE GATHERINGS, EXTENDING CARE AND COMMUNITY TO BEREAVED MOTHERS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. OBSERVED PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER THROUGH AWARENESS INITIATIVES AND RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING PERSONALIZED MEMORIAL ITEMS SUCH AS CANDLES AND APPAREL TO HELP FAMILIES HONOR THEIR BABIES AND SHARE THEIR STORIES. ADDITIONAL FREE RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED, INCLUDING DEVOTIONAL CONTENT, WORSHIP GATHERINGS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, TO ENCOURAGE REMEMBRANCE AND POINT FAMILIES TO THE HOPE OF CHRIST.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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