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US nonprofit · EIN 383777239 · Van Nuys, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 383777239) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Hopeless Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$153k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$82k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$371k
$748 liabilities
Net assets
$370k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
6.8 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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The Hopeless Foundation's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ben PosenCFO2023
3 yrs
Jo Ann OsterCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Louis D PosenPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ben PosenCFOsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Louis D PosenPresident2$0
Jo Ann OsterSecretary1$0
Ben PosenCFO1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
The Hopeless Foundation
EIN
383777239
Address
15918 Arminta St, Van Nuys, CA, 91406-1806
State
California
Mission
The mission of the Foundation is to bridge musicians with their fans through the issues that touch their hearts. The Foundation was created with the realization that music touches the lives of young people in ways directly connected to their passions, identities, and lifestyles becoming part of who they are as human beings. Music transcends our differences, bringing diverse young people into... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A12 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2008
Principal officer
Louis D Posen (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2008
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJo Ann Oster
≥8years on the filingsLouis D Posen
≥3years on the filingsBen Posen

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$371k
Total liabilities
$748
Net assets or fund balances
$370k
Contributions and grants received
$139k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$41k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$153k$82k$70k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.