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US nonprofit · EIN 462552438 · Solon, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 462552438) - 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 30 June 2025: 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Fostering Hope

Donations deductible
Revenue
$444k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$551k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$569k
$238k liabilities
Net assets
$331k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.0 years on average
Staff
8
587 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
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Fostering Hope's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

9 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Diane Attell JD (also filed as Diane Attell)Board President2019
7 yrs
Dionna GoreBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Gwen Herman GillespieBoard Vice President2024
2 yrs
Jennifer Lucas MD (also filed as Jen Lucas, Jennifer Lucas)Board Member2021
5 yrs
Kimberly SullivanBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Lauren Golick CPA (also filed as Lauren Golick)Board Treasurer2020
6 yrs
Nicole Lincoln MSW (also filed as Nicole Lincoln)Board Member2019
7 yrs
Paula PikusBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Todd KennedyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Karen CarterExecutive Directorsince 2019
Nicole ShefrinExecutive Director2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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
Annemarie Grassi AmefiaExecutive Director(11/13-6/30)40$76k
Missy TomsExecutive Director (7/1-11/13)40$62k
Diane AttellPresident5$0
Kierra CottonBoard Member2$0
Timothy EarleyTreasurer2$0
Gwen GillespieVice President2$0
Dionna GoreBoard Member2$0
Michael IngramBoard Member2$0
Todd KennedyBoard Member2$0
Nicole LincolnBoard Member2$0
Jennifer LucasBoard Secretary2$0
Paula PikusBoard Member2$0
Rosalynne SommersBoard Member2$0
Pauline TungBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Fostering Hope
EIN
462552438
Address
5351 Naiman Pkwy Ste C, Solon, OH, 44139-1014
State
Ohio
Mission
At fostering hope, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of youth in foster care, kinship and residential treatment across northeast ohio. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P32 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Darren Hamm (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsDiane Attell JD
≥7years on the filingsNicole Lincoln MSW
≥6years on the filingsKimberly Sullivan
≥6years on the filingsLauren Golick CPA

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$569k
Total liabilities
$238k
Net assets or fund balances
$331k
Contributions and grants received
$441k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
8
Volunteers
587

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$519k$502k$17k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.