Wills Hope
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Immersion Outdoor Educational & Self-Healing Programs for Veterans and Young Adults
- Income
- $5,607
- Spending
- $27,801
- Reserves
- 17 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (2)
- $27,801 spent. Will's Hope Veterans' Programs are for veterans affected by PTSD, Trauma, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) & other conditions. 4 veterans attended the 10 day program in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) in 2025. When including programs in previous years at least 5 veteran lives have been saved. These programs can be self-healing and an opportunity to take advantage of many diverse activities. Veterans are able to effectively recharge and see their situation in a different perspective. Professional instructors/guides assist the veterans in becoming totally immersed in the natural world and Native American culture. Being unique, having an injury and other individual characteristics become personal strengths.
- Will's Hope Young Adult Programs are for young adults that have been stigmatized because of their mental illness, disabilities & other conditions such as Autism. The program empowers young adults to see their value and improves self-confidence. The program has saved & enriched many lives. Young adults see the good in themselves and the good in the world as well as learning that a disability is a strength. Young adults experience success and see for themselves that they are so much more capable than what they have been led to believe through stigmatization and other social slighting. No young adult program was run in 2025. 6 young adults where scheduled for an August 2025 program but an emergency medical issue with a program leader caused us to cancel the program. Long term a local jurisdiction in the GYE would not permit a facility expansion to move forward for lodging and activities that may be conducted at the lodge in conjunction with outdoor activities throughout the GYE. Given the previous we put the Will's Hope Programs in an "Operational Pause".
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 February 2013.
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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