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US nonprofit · EIN 451329518 · Needham, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 451329518) - 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, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2012.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hope and Comfort Inc's network

21 people5 organisationsi21 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

21 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.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 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jeff Feingold ChairChair & Foun2017
9 yrs
Amy BloomstoneDirector2020
6 yrs
Amy Reich WeilDirector2017
9 yrs
Betsy RosenDirector2017
9 yrs
Cheryl SchondekDirector2017
9 yrs
Ezra LevineDirector2018
8 yrs
Jay LeopoldDirector2020
6 yrs
Kathleen ChiongDirector2023
3 yrs
Kelly McGreevyDirector2022
4 yrs
Krishna ValluruDirector2020
6 yrs
Loren FeingoldDirector2017
9 yrs
Marcel Vernon SRDirector2023
3 yrs
Michelle HipwoodDirector2017
9 yrs
Ralph LetnerDirector2017
9 yrs
Rich ThompsonDirector2019
7 yrs
Robert HimmelDirector2020
6 yrs
Ryan DebinDirector2017
9 yrs
Sara QuistDirector2020
6 yrs
Sharon ReillyDirector2017
9 yrs
Towma RastadDirector2021
5 yrs
Yolanda TaylorDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 21 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jesse MattlemanExecutive Disince 2019
Kerry CarterCEOsince 2022

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
Kerry CarterCEO40$210k$16k
Amy BloomstoneDirector2.5$0
Kathleen ChiongDirector2.5$0
Ryan DebinDirector2.5$0
Jeff FeingoldChair & Foun30$0
Loren FeingoldDirector2.5$0
Robert HimmelDirector2.5$0
Michelle HipwoodDirector2.5$0
Jay LeopoldDirector2.5$0
Ralph LetnerDirector2.5$0
Ezra LevineDirector2.5$0
Barrett Yates MackDirector2.5$0
Kelly McGreevyDirector2.5$0
Sara QuistDirector2.5$0
Towma RastadDirector2.5$0
Sharon ReillyDirector2.5$0
Betsy RosenDirector2.5$0
Cheryl SchondekDirector2.5$0
Yolanda TaylorDirector2.5$0
Rich ThompsonDirector2.5$0
Krishna ValluruDirector2.5$0
Marcel Vernon SrDirector2.5$0
Amy Reich WeilDirector2.5$0

About

Legal name
Hope and Comfort Inc
EIN
451329518
Address
33 4th Ave, Needham, MA, 02494-2704
State
Massachusetts
Mission
Hope and comfort's mission is to provide sustained access to essential hygiene products to support the health, dignity, and confidence of children and adults in need in massachusetts. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P50 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Jeff Feingold (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsJeff Feingold
≥9years on the filingsAmy Reich Weil
≥9years on the filingsBetsy Rosen
≥9years on the filingsCheryl Schondek

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
$16.1m
Total liabilities
$2.7m
Net assets or fund balances
$13.5m
Contributions and grants received
$19.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$8.8m
Employees
6
Volunteers
1,096

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
300 Public Charities and Schools$8.8m