Hopekids Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE ONGOING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AND A POWERFUL, UNIQUE SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE A CHILD WITH CANCER OR SOME OTHER LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITION.
- Income
- $8.9 million
- Spending
- $8.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 330
- Highest pay
- $240,315, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $5.1 million spent. HOPEDAY PROGRAM - EACH MONTH, WE SCHEDULE A VARIETY OF SPORTING EVENTS, MOVIES, THEATER SHOWS, CONCERTS, ZOO, CIRCUS, OR OTHER TYPES OF FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUR NEW AND EXCITING VIRTUAL EVENTS THAT WERE CREATED AS A RESULT OF COVID AND WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES AND THEIR HOSPITAL BEDS. WE STRIVE TO KEEP KIDS FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT FUN EVENT AROUND THE CORNER, RATHER THAN DWELLING ON WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH IN THE PRESENT. ALL OF OUR EVENTS ARE FOCUSED ON THE WHOLE FAMILY TO PREVENT SIBLINGS FROM BEING UNINTENTIONALLY OVERLOOKED, BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR JOURNEY, AND ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. - SEE SCHEDULE O. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT OUR HOPEKIDS AND THEIR FAMILY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, RATHER THAN DWELLING ON WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH NOW; CHEMO, HOSPITAL STAYS, SURGERIES, THERAPY ETC. OUR IMPACTS ARE "HOPE AND ANTICIPATION" - KEEPING OUR KIDS FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE, "FAMILY FOCUS" - OUR EVENTS BRING THE FAMILY TOGETHER IN SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES THREATEN TO RIP THEM APART. OUR EVENTS OFFER FUN FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS, ALLOWING THEM TO SPEND MUCH NEEDED TIME TOGETHER, "COMMUNITY & SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS" - OUR HOPEDAY, HOPECOMMUNITY AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS DRAW MANY FAMILIES TOGETHER IN A UNIQUE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CONNECTION, SHARING AND ENCOURAGEMENT. OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES MEET OTHERS JUST LIKE THEM, "SAFETY AND ACCEPTANCE" - IN OUR SUPPORTIVE PEER COMMUNITY NO CHILD IS THE ONLY ONE WEARING A MASK, IS BALD OR USING A WHEELCHAIR. AT HOPEKIDS, EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED AND EVERYONE BELONGS, "ECONOMIC SUPPORT" - ALL OUR EVENTS ARE PRE-ORGANIZED AND AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. IN TOTAL OUR EIGHT CHAPTERS (AZ, CO, KC, MN, NC, TN, TX, FL). IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 2,903 PROGRAM EVENTS TO 6,387 FAMILIES. 2025 TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED 90,864 PEOPLE. IN 2025 WE ENROLLED 714 NEW FAMILIES TO THE PROGRAM AND OUR PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS HELPED US BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 13,777 HOURS OF SERVICE. THE TOTAL COST OF HOPEDAY, HOPECOMMUNITY AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $7,786,803. OF THIS AMOUNT, $14,756 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VENDORS WHO PROVIDED INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND HOTEL STAYS. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND PROGRAMMING EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THIS AMOUNT BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
- $2.4 million spent. HOPECOMMUNITY PROGRAM - SUPPORT, LOVE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT ARE ALL NECESSARY FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE A CHILD WITH CANCER OR SOME OTHER LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITION. OUR HOPECOMMUNITY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO CREATE EVENTS THAT FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR THE FORMATION OF DEEPER FRIENDSHIPS AMONG OUR FAMILIES. SMALLER MORE INTIMATE EVENTS THAN THE HOPEDAY PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND KIDS THAT HAVE TRAVELED OR ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING THE SAME SCARY AND UNKNOWN ROAD. OUR NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAM ALLOWED US TO CONNECT FAMILIES LIKE NEVER BEFORE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS OUR CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. - SEE SCHEDULE O. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT OUR HOPEKIDS AND THEIR FAMILY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, RATHER THAN DWELLING ON WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH NOW; CHEMO, HOSPITAL STAYS, SURGERIES, THERAPY ETC. OUR IMPACTS ARE "HOPE AND ANTICIPATION" - KEEPING OUR KIDS FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE, "FAMILY FOCUS" - OUR EVENTS BRING THE FAMILY TOGETHER IN SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES THREATEN TO RIP THEM APART. OUR EVENTS OFFER FUN FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS, ALLOWING THEM TO SPEND MUCH NEEDED TIME TOGETHER, "COMMUNITY & SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS" - OUR HOPEDAY, HOPECOMMUNITY AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS DRAW MANY FAMILIES TOGETHER IN A UNIQUE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CONNECTION, SHARING AND ENCOURAGEMENT. OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES MEET OTHERS JUST LIKE THEM, "SAFETY AND ACCEPTANCE" - IN OUR SUPPORTIVE PEER COMMUNITY NO CHILD IS THE ONLY ONE WEARING A MASK, IS BALD OR USING A WHEELCHAIR. AT HOPEKIDS, EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED AND EVERYONE BELONGS, "ECONOMIC SUPPORT" - ALL OUR EVENTS ARE PRE-ORGANIZED AND AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. IN TOTAL OUR EIGHT CHAPTERS (AZ, CO, KC, MN, NC, TN, TX, FL). IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 2,903 PROGRAM EVENTS TO 6,387 FAMILIES. 2025 TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED 90,864 PEOPLE. IN 2025 WE ENROLLED 714 NEW FAMILIES TO THE PROGRAM AND OUR PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS HELPED US BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 13,777 HOURS OF SERVICE. THE TOTAL COST OF HOPEDAY, HOPECOMMUNITY AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $7,786,803. OF THIS AMOUNT, $14,756 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VENDORS WHO PROVIDED INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND HOTEL STAYS. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND PROGRAMMING EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THIS AMOUNT BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
- $275,552 spent. VIRTUAL PROGRAM - IN RESPONSE TO COVID WE CREATED A NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAM OF EVENTS WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO BRING AN ENTIRELY NEW AND CREATIVE PROGRAM TO THE FAMILIES IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES AND THEIR HOSPITAL BEDS. WE WERE ABLE TO EASILY CONNECT FAMILIES ACROSS ALL CHAPTERS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. AS A RESULT, WE REALIZED THERE IS BENEFIT TO OUR FAMILIES TO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES REGARDLESS OF A PANDEMIC. OUR FAMILIES ARE ALWAYS ISOLATED OVER WINTER DUE TO THEIR CHILD'S MEDICAL CONDITION, OR SPENDING WEEKS AND MONTHS IN HOSPITAL OR TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS. THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAM WE WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO BRING HOPE TO OUR FAMILIES THROUGH FUN AND UNIQUE PROGRAMMING, NO MATTER WHERE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES FIND THEM. - SEE SCHEDULE O. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT OUR HOPEKIDS AND THEIR FAMILY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, RATHER THAN DWELLING ON WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH NOW; CHEMO, HOSPITAL STAYS, SURGERIES, THERAPY ETC. OUR IMPACTS ARE "HOPE AND ANTICIPATION" - KEEPING OUR KIDS FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE, "FAMILY FOCUS" - OUR EVENTS BRING THE FAMILY TOGETHER IN SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES THREATEN TO RIP THEM APART. OUR EVENTS OFFER FUN FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS, ALLOWING THEM TO SPEND MUCH NEEDED TIME TOGETHER, "COMMUNITY & SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS" - OUR HOPEDAY, HOPECOMMUNITY AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS DRAW MANY FAMILIES TOGETHER IN A UNIQUE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CONNECTION, SHARING AND ENCOURAGEMENT. OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES MEET OTHERS JUST LIKE THEM, "SAFETY AND ACCEPTANCE" - IN OUR SUPPORTIVE PEER COMMUNITY NO CHILD IS THE ONLY ONE WEARING A MASK, IS BALD OR USING A WHEELCHAIR. AT HOPEKIDS, EVERYONE IS ACCEPTED AND EVERYONE BELONGS, "ECONOMIC SUPPORT" - ALL OUR EVENTS ARE PRE-ORGANIZED AND AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. IN TOTAL OUR EIGHT CHAPTERS (AZ, CO, KC, MN, NC, TN, TX, FL). IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 2,903 PROGRAM EVENTS TO 6,387 FAMILIES. 2025 TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED 90,864 PEOPLE. IN 2025 WE ENROLLED 714 NEW FAMILIES TO THE PROGRAM AND OUR PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS HELPED US BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 13,777 HOURS OF SERVICE. THE TOTAL COST OF HOPEDAY, HOPECOMMUNITY AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $7,786,803. OF THIS AMOUNT, $14,756 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VENDORS WHO PROVIDED INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND HOTEL STAYS. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND PROGRAMMING EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THIS AMOUNT BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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