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US nonprofit · EIN 753003999 · Louisville, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 753003999) - 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, 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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hopeful Hearts Foundation's network

8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

8 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 8 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brad KeithExecutive Director2019
7 yrs
Connie RoachDirector2019
7 yrs
Jason KangDirector2019
7 yrs
Jeff BellucciDirector2019
7 yrs
Kathy DraneDirector2019
7 yrs
Robert Drane (also filed as Bob Drane)Director2019
7 yrs
Ryan HubbsDirector2023
3 yrs
Whitney JonesDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christopher DiehlCompany secretarysince 2019
Larry RoachVice President2023
Luther BakkenCompany secretarysince 2019
Paul CreceliusChairman2023
Roger GarlandTreasurersince 2021
Susan ThienemanTreasurersince 2019

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
Brad KeithExecutive Director40$73k
Paul CreceliusChairman1$0
Roger GarlandTreasurer1$0
Luther BakkenDirector1$0
Larry RoachDirector1$0
Jeff BellucciSecretary1$0
Kathy DraneDirector1$0
Jason KangVice President1$0
Connie RoachDirector1$0
Ryan HubbsDirector1$0
Whitney JonesDirector1$0
Brad HicksDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Hopeful Hearts Foundation
EIN
753003999
Address
Po Box 437015, Louisville, KY, 40253-7015
State
Kentucky
Mission
Provide support to orphaned and at risk children throughout the world. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P31 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Paul Crecelius (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBrad Keith
≥7years on the filingsConnie Roach
≥7years on the filingsJason Kang
≥7years on the filingsJeff Bellucci

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
$1.3m
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.3m
Contributions and grants received
$428k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$225k
Employees
1
Volunteers
20

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
Mulberrry InternationalMeeting needs of ukranian orphans$10k