Nonprofit · EIN 45-2706532
BECAUSE OF HOPE
Also known as BOH
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $180,360 | $201,857 | -$21,497 | $101,060 | $734 | $100,326 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $213,002 | $196,308 | $16,694 | $122,600 | $777 | $121,823 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $191,964 | $177,171 | $14,793 | $105,943 | $814 | $105,129 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $171,912
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $993
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,455
- Other revenue
- $7,455
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $77,522
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $38,619
- Other salaries and wages
- $42,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $87,010
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,907
- Occupancy
- $8,120
- Travel
- $2,186
- Program services (functional)
- $124,851
- Management and general (functional)
- $77,006
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $122,600
- Total assets, end of year
- $101,060
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $734
- Net assets, end of year
- $100,326
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $77,107
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,219
- Gross receipts
- $184,335
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIE RUIZ | PRESIDENT/EX Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $38,619 |
| ALLISON BUTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN OWEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIE RUIZ | PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $42,000 |
| ALLISON BUTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN OWEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIE RUIZ | PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $38,500 |
| ALLISON BUTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN OWEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 30995, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130-0995
- In care of
- % NATALIE LEMONNIER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- PO Box 30995, Santa Barbara CA 93130
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NATALIE RUIZ
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Natalie Lemonnier, 103 Vereda Cordillera, Goleta CA 93117
- Signed the 990
- NATALIE RUIZ, PRESIDENT/EXEC DIR
- Phone
- (818) 620-8847
- Website
- BECAUSEOFHOPE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MACFARLANE FALETTI & COMPANY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-2706532 or by the name BECAUSE OF HOPE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO SUBSTAINABLY EMPOWER WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN UGANDA.
Program accomplishments
- BOH STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: (BSSP) PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN IN UGANDA TO GO TO SCHOOL. THERE WERE 24 STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2025.Expenses $65,377 · grants $56,098
- THE BEADS PROJECT PROGRAM: IN 2025, APPROXIMATELY 41 WOMEN IN UGANDA WERE INVOLVED IN THIS JEWELRY & CRAFT MAKING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH A SOURCE OF INCOME TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION USES THE NET INCOME FOR THE BEADS PROJECT EXPENSES AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN UGANDA.Expenses $36,101 · grants $5,137
- AGRICULTURE PROGRAM: PROVIDES WOMEN IN UGANDA WITH TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP TO LEARN IMPROVED FARMING METHODS. THE WOMEN ALSO LEARN HOW TO RAISE FARM ANIMALS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 47 WOMEN WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN 2025.Expenses $11,117 · grants $4,031
- GROUP DEVELOPMENT LOANS: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH WOMEN FROM THREE VILLAGES IN UGANDA. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GIVEN EACH VILLAGE GROUP AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN TO DO A GROUP PROJECT. THE LOANS HAVE RANGED FROM 250-450. THIS FUNDING HAS FLOWED THROUGH WOCAP, THE UGANDAN ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF HOPE WORKS WITH. EMERGENCY FUNDS: EMERGENCY SUPPORT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE FUNDS HAVE ALSO BEEN USED TO PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING URGENT TIMES AND EMERGENCIES. THERE WERE NO EXPENSES FOR THE EMERGENCY FUND IN 2025. MEDICAL LOANS: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SEVERAL INTEREST FREE MEDICAL LOANS TO STAFF MEMBERS IN UGANDA OR WOMEN THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH. THIS HAS ALL FLOWED THROUGH WOCAP AND EACH LOAN WAS LESS THAN 150. STAFF SAVINGS PROGRAM: IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED A STAFF SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR THE UGANDA STAFF TEAM TO ENCOURAGE SAVINGS WITH THE INCENTIVE THE ORGANIZATION WILL MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS UP TO 700. MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS: TO OPERATE THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMING IN UGANDA.Expenses $12,256 · grants $12,256
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-2706532
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $101,060
- Income (IRS master file)
- $184,335
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $180,360 | $201,857 | $101,060 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $213,002 | $196,308 | $122,600 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $191,964 | $177,171 | $105,943 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $207,789 | $199,527 | $91,077 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Natalie Lemonnier | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-2706532).
Questions about BECAUSE OF HOPE
- What is the EIN of BECAUSE OF HOPE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BECAUSE OF HOPE is 45-2706532.
- Is BECAUSE OF HOPE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to BECAUSE OF HOPE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BECAUSE OF HOPE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BECAUSE OF HOPE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BECAUSE OF HOPE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BECAUSE OF HOPE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NATALIE RUIZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of BECAUSE OF HOPE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $38,619 (NATALIE RUIZ, PRESIDENT/EX).
- How much revenue does BECAUSE OF HOPE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $180,360, expenses of $201,857 and total assets of $101,060 at year end.
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