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US nonprofit · EIN 384043281 · Jefferson Cty, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 384043281) - 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 tenure.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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2019.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hope Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$637k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$569k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$150k
$58k liabilities
Net assets
$92k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.3y av
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Sean Rutter
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Hope Institute's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sean Rutter ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Adreanna WattsBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jesse SandersBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jim AnthonyBoard Member2020
6 yrs
John SwigartBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Patricia De ParrasBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Paul AttiaVice-Chair2020
6 yrs
Paul WillisBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Phillip SmithBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Rickie LongVice-Chair2020
6 yrs
Stan PiersonBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

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
David NowellExecutive Directorsince 2020

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
David NowellExecutive Director50$140k$38k
Stan PiersonBoard Member2$0
Sean RutterChair2$0
Adreanna WattsBoard Member2$0
Phillip SmithBoard Member2$0
John SwigartBoard Member2$0
Rickie LongVice-Chair2$0
Jim AnthonyBoard Member2$0
Jesse SandersBoard Member2$0
Paul AttiaVice-Chair2$0
Patricia de ParrasBoard Member2$0
Paul WillisBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Hope Institute
EIN
384043281
Address
919 W Jefferson St, Jefferson Cty, TN, 37760-2316
State
Tennessee
Mission
Transform the lives of high-risk orphans and vulnerable children by improving quality of care at orphanages worldwide through the sharing and replication of experience-garnered, research-proven protocols and methodologies. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T50 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
David Nowell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsSean Rutter
≥6years on the filingsJim Anthony
≥6years on the filingsJohn Swigart
≥6years on the filingsPaul Attia

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
$150k
Total liabilities
$58k
Net assets or fund balances
$92k
Contributions and grants received
$636k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
4

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$637k$569k$67k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.