Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,797,089

Total expenses

$1,264,256

Contributions and grants received

$1,594,095

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$35,076

Investment income

$83,407

Other revenue

$84,511

Total assets, end of year

$10,963,247

Total liabilities, end of year

$209,293

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$10,753,954

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,199,989

Management and general expenses

$63,678

Fundraising expenses

$589

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,199,989

Program services were 94.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• The Organization celebrates and serves kids and adults with all types of disabilities (VIPs) and educates and equips the community, particularly churches, with programs to assist and enrich the lives of VIP kids/adults and their families. All programs and services are provided to VIPs (Individuals with Value and Incredible Purpose) for free. The Organization currently serves over 16,000 VIP kids/adults throughout the year. The Organization has developed four major programs and utilizes thousands of volunteers to accomplish its mission cost-effectively.The Organization's core programs include: (1) "Buddy Break" - A free Parent's Day Out/Respite Care program for VIP kids and siblings. The Organization has trained churches in 38 states, Puerto Rico, and 4 countries to host this program. Plans are underway to bring the program to Sri Lanka in 2025. The program serves over 2,000 VIPs and their siblings each month, providing VIPs with friendship, a community, and giving caregivers a much-needed break. (2) "VIP Birthday Club"- VIP kids of all ages can become Club members and are initially sent a "Bearing Hope" teddy bear, an official VIP Membership Card that provides free perks and easy registration for the Organization's free events, and a birthday card annually to celebrate their special day. VIPs can also have their photographs posted online. The Organization currently serves over 16,000 VIP kids and adults from all 50 states, several U.S. territories, and 12 countries. (3) "Christmas with Nathaniel's Hope" is a special time of year when "Nathaniel's Toy Shop" provides kids with special needs and their siblings whose families are experiencing financial hardship free donated toys. This past year, Nathaniel's Toy Shop helped over 1,500 VIP families (5,000 VIP kids and siblings) in Central Florida and in satellite locations in Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tampa, Lake County and the Space Coast. In addition, over 500 "Caroling Caravan" volunteer teams delivered bags of toys and Christmas cheer to homebound VIP families. (4) Make 'm Smile is an annual festival celebrating kids with special needs held in downtown Orlando. This is the Organization's biggest party in the U.S., which celebrates kids and adults with disabilities and invites the community to participate. This past year, Nathaniel's Hope hosted over 3,200 VIPs, their families, and thousands from the community. The event has been hosted in Hartville, Ohio for the 6th year in a row and has now expanded to the West Coast! For the 3rd year Make 'm Smile SoCal was hosted in partnership with America's Teaching Zoo in Ventura County, California. And for the first time, Make 'm Smile made its debut in Gastonia, North Carolina! The Organization continues to work on developing new initiatives to assist this underserved community. Nathaniel's Neighbor is a pilot project under development to "Bring Help and Give Hope" to VIP families by engaging people from the community to help VIP families in practical ways. Nathaniel's Hope has been serving the special needs community for over 2 decades! As the Organization has watched kids with disabilities grow into adults these last 22 years, it has become obvious that there is a need for more support, programs, and opportunities for this aging demographic.The Organization is actively developing HOPETOWN, an inspiring live, work, and play community, that will serve kids and adults with disabilities and their families. Nathaniel's Hope has currently secured 170 acres of property to develop this community and plans to purchase an additional 210 acres adjacent to this property from the YMCA in January 2025. HOPETOWN will be a residential community that will provide services including job and skill training, provide an employment center, medical and therapy programs, short term respite, agricultural center, animal experience, recreational activities, caf, coffee shop, chapel and more. Through HOPETOWN, the Organization desires to cultivate an environment of friendship and reverse inclusion for individuals living in and outside of the community. It will be a place where hope and love abound.

  Expenses $901,760 · Revenue $35,819

• Teams Commissioned for Christ International ("TCCI") is a DBA of Nathaniel's Hope. TCCI is a missions organization whose mission is to "share the love of God with those who know Him not, and with those who want to know Him more." The Organization offers short-term mission opportunities for individuals and teams, serving as a bridge between the local church and the national church in Guatemala. Short-term teams serve on medical, construction, children's ministry, training and education, evangelism, and feeding teams that assist in the benevolent care of the indigenous people. TCCI also provides basic support services for field missionaries. The Organization's missionaries provide educational and leadership training to help nationals establish and strengthen the local church. The work has now expanded within Asia.

  Expenses $298,229

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

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.

• Regal Foundation Inc

  501(c)(3) · Private Foundation · FL · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by Nathaniel's Hope Inc

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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