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US nonprofit · EIN 541885559 · Rockingham, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 541885559) - 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 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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hope Community Builders

Donations deductible
Revenue
$546k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$199k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$4.6m
$97k liabilities
Net assets
$4.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.6 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Richard Taveras
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Hope Community Builders' network

5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). 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

5 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Richard Taveras ChairChairman of the Board2021
5 yrs
Cephornia SmithBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Eileen GilmoreBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Sandra SuarezBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Sarah SampsonBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Asrat GebreExecutive Director & CEOsince 2019
Brian SullivanGeneral Manager - Constructionsince 2022
Cephornia SmithBoard Member2020
Eileen GilmoreBoard Member2020
Henry WhitelowChairman of the Board2019
Richard TaverasVice Chairman of the Boardsince 2019
Sandra SuarezBoard Member2020
Sarah SampsonBoard Member2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
Asrat GebreCEO10$48k
Sarah SampsonBoard Member0$0
Sandra SuarezBoard Member0$0
Cephornia SmithBoard Member0$0
Meseret EndeshawBoard Member0$0

About

Legal name
Hope Community Builders
EIN
541885559
Address
289 Jericho Rd, Rockingham, VA, 22801-7615
State
Virginia
Mission
Construction of affordable homes for low to moderate income resident whose income is 80% or below the median income adjusted for family size. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S20 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
Asrat Gebre (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1998
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

≥7years on the filingsEileen Gilmore
≥7years on the filingsSandra Suarez
≥7years on the filingsSarah Sampson
≥5years on the filingsRichard Taveras

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.6m
Total liabilities
$97k
Net assets or fund balances
$4.5m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$365k
Employees
2

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$538k$427k$111k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.