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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by STAR OF HOPE MISSION.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,695,723
Total expenses
$15,759,381
Contributions and grants received
$10,010,411
Grants paid
$426,323
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$586,137
Other revenue
$1,099,175
Total assets, end of year
$71,138,835
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,482,162
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$62,656,673
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,960,209
Management and general expenses
$1,616,253
Fundraising expenses
$2,182,919
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,960,209

Program services were 75.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $798,050

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $811,316

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,401,045

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $666,137

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $97,910 · excluded $97,910

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $97,680

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $97,680

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $97,680 · related or exempt $97,680

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,550,000 · other assets $79,275

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,121,928 · other assets $19,120

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $428,072 · other assets $60,155

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $488,227 · excluded $488,227

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $442,336

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $798,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $442,336

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: CONSTRUCTION WARRANTY PAYMENT

    total $949,500 · related or exempt $949,500

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $51,995 · related or exempt $51,995

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,001,495

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $426,323 · program services $426,323

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $753,822 · program services $93,592 · management and general $660,230

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,270,817 · program services $5,248,926 · management and general $230,351 · fundraising $791,540

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,266 · program services $23,728 · management and general $3,207 · fundraising $4,331

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,110,037 · program services $932,160 · management and general $96,835 · fundraising $81,042

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $509,913 · program services $386,501 · management and general $66,482 · fundraising $56,930

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $595 · management and general $595

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $75,042 · management and general $75,042

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $222,965 · fundraising $222,965

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $265,737 · program services $166,870 · management and general $87,041 · fundraising $11,826

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $215,716 · program services $40 · management and general $5 · fundraising $215,671

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $930,139 · program services $491,135 · management and general $31,663 · fundraising $407,341

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $373,200 · program services $167,961 · management and general $108,686 · fundraising $96,553

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,210,091 · program services $1,106,045 · management and general $93,538 · fundraising $10,508

  • 17 · Travel

    total $105,138 · program services $85,862 · management and general $3,349 · fundraising $15,927

  • 20 · Interest

    total $72,903 · management and general $72,903

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,088,623 · program services $1,048,024 · management and general $40,599

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND DONATIONS

    total $1,424,716 · program services $1,386,291 · management and general $1,525 · fundraising $36,900

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES

    total $264,371 · program services $246,628 · management and general $11,858 · fundraising $5,885

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $197,703 · program services $104,870 · management and general $27,519 · fundraising $65,314

  • 24d · Other expenses: DIRECT MAILING SOLICITA

    total $146,913 · fundraising $146,913

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $63,351 · program services $45,253 · management and general $4,825 · fundraising $13,273

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $691,540 · program services $12,829 · management and general $201,875 · fundraising $476,836

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,813,901 · end of year $1,989,800

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $659,589 · end of year $1,193,638

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,346,876 · end of year $398,790

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $261,641 · end of year $110,323

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $351,597 · end of year $429,265

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $77,771,374

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $23,287,731

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $55,454,085 · end of year $54,483,643

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,562,324 · end of year $11,083,951

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $122,350 · end of year $126,803

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,462,275 · end of year $1,322,622

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,988,502 · end of year $2,952,568

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,400,000 · end of year $4,100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,565,048 · end of year $1,429,594

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,905,961 · end of year $59,569,000

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,175,127 · end of year $3,087,673

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

STAR OF HOPE'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE OUR CITY IN SERVICE OF THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS SO THAT, TOGETHER, WE LIFT-UP OUR NEIGHBORS AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. OUR SERVICES TO SINGLE MEN ARE CARRIED OUT AT OUR MEN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND OUR SERVICES TO SINGLE WOMEN AND SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES ARE PERFORMED AT THE WOMEN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY, A 48-ACRE COLLABORATIVE CAMPUS. THIS CAMPUS, ANCHORED BY THE 500+ BED WOMEN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (WFDC), IS ALSO POPULATED BY OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, JOB READINESS, TRAINING AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. THE MISSION WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WFDC CAMPUS IN FUTURE YEARS AS COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS SECURED TO SUPPORT EXPANSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SERVE HOMELESS POPULATION

  • THE STAR OF HOPE DORIS & CARLOSS MORRIS MEN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MDC) IS A THREE-STORY DOWNTOWN FACILITY WITH HOUSING FOR NEARLY 300 MEN WHICH PROVIDES 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LIFE-RECOVERY PROGRAMS TO HOMELESS MEN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MEN WHO OFTEN HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE HELPED TO STABILIZE, OVERCOME DEPENDENCIES, FIND EMPLOYMENT, AND MOVE TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL AND INDEPENDENT LIFE. BETWEEN JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, MDC SERVED 1,157 MEN, PROVIDING 43,561 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND 110,450 MEALS. IN ADDITION, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTED 26 MEN IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT IN 2025.

    Expenses $3,457,377 · Grants $25,683 · Revenue $14,894

  • THE WOMEN & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (WFDC) AT CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY IS A CAMPUS LIKE FACILITY WITH HOUSING FOR OVER 500, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LIFE-RECOVERY SERVICES FOR SINGLE WOMEN AND SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY, WHICH BEGAN OPERATION IN AUGUST 2017. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE A MEDICAL CLINIC, A STATE-LICENSED DAYCARE AND PRE-SCHOOL, A TEEN PROGRAM FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND HEALTHY LIVING PATTERNS AND TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, A COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER, WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION TO HELP SET AND ACHIEVE EMPLOYMENT GOALS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING AND REFERRALS AND ASSISTANCE TO SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO PROVIDING STABILITY TO HOMELESS CHILDREN, INCLUDING ENROLLING THEM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING VOLUNTEER TUTORS TO HELP THEM REGAIN LOST GROUND. BETWEEN JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, WFDC SERVED 729 ADULTS AND 597 CHILDREN, PROVIDING 79,295 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND 133,651 MEALS. IN ADDITION, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTED 34 INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT IN 2025.

    Expenses $7,207,026 · Grants $55,552 · Revenue $993,201

  • STAR OF HOPE'S EXTENDED SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES EXTENDING BEYOND OUR FACILITIES. WITH PROGRAMS TO HELP FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RECOVER AFTER A PERIOD OF HOMELESSNESS, AN OUTREACH EFFORT TO THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS ON THE STREET, AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS AND CASE MANAGEMENT, STAR OF HOPE SERVES AN ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF HOMELESS, NEAR-HOMELESS AND FORMERLY HOMELESS THROUGH THIS OUTREACH. THERE WERE 2,416 ENCOUNTERS WITH INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE STREETS OF HOUSTON WHICH INCLUDED DISTRIBUTING 9,181 BOTTLES OF WATER AND 3,027 HYGIENE KITS/CARE PACKS. OUR OUTREACH STAFF HELPED 4 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

    Expenses $1,295,806 · Grants $345,088

  • STAR OF HOPE MISSION LEASES A BUILDING TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THE CITY OPERATES A SOBRIETY CENTER FROM THAT FACILITY AND PAYS MONTHLY RENT AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT TO SOH FOR CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES AS DETAILED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT.

    Revenue $91,080

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MICHAEL BAHORICH

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • GREGORY BUZZ BAKER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAURIE ROBINSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JUDGE HARVEY BROWN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL HARRIS

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • PASTOR LAWRENCE SCOTT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOE SLEETH

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DAVID TAUBER SR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JACK TOMPKINS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATINA JACKSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT SOLER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • MATHEW VERGHESE

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DR JOHN JOE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KACEY MAESTAS

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DAVID MARSHALL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT SILVAS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATHY STEADMAN SPENCE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BARRY FLYNN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • ERIC JOHNSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUZANNE JOHNSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BEAU EGERT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATT MORRIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MISSY ROE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATT ULTIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HENRY L RUSH JR

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS THROUGH 1/31/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • ISAAC KIMMEL

    DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHELLE ALEXANDER

    VP OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • DOUGLAS E MEIKLE

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • DAVID Y STUTTS

    VP & CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • KIMBERLY THOMPSON

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • TREES OF HOPE

    501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING FOR THE BENEFIT OF STAR OF HOPE MISSION · TX

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • REED ROAD PARTNERS LLC

    FACILITATE ACQUISITION OF LOAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY · TX · income $0

    Directly controlled by STAR OF HOPE MISSION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
12 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611329349303971

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