Write to Hope
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Write to Hope provides creative writing workshops for incarcerated individuals in Minnesota county jails. Through guided sessions led by trained volunteers participants engage in poetry journaling storytelling and reflective writing that encourage self expression personal growth emotional healing and human connection. The organization recruits and supports volunteer facilitators develops partnerships with correctional facilities and works to expand access to rehabilitative writing programs for incarcerated men and women throughout Minnesota.
- Income
- $78,804
- Spending
- $43,445
- Reserves
- 11.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Highest pay
- $38,400, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 (3)
- $20,322 spent. Provided ongoing theraputicwriting reflective journaling workshops for incarcerated men and women in Minnesota correctional and county jail facilities. Programs supported literacy emotional wellness self expression and personal growth through regular facilitated sessions and volunteer instruction.
- $20,322 spent. Expanded volunteer led educational programming by recruiting training and coordinating writing instructors and community volunteers to facilitate workshops in correctional settings and underserved communities.
- $2,310 spent. Published and distributed Mindful Writing From the County Jail, a collection of participant writings and artwork created through Write to Hope programming amplifying incarcerated voices and encouraging continued reflective writing and artistic expression
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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