Hips
Hips advances the health rights, dignity, and well-being of people and communities impacted by sex work or drug use by providing non-judgmental harm reduction services, advocacy, and community engagement led by those with lived experience.
Hips at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,824,303
- +109.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,376,950
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,285,169
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hips funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Hips gives
- Giving fell 45% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $102K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $56K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AIDS United Washington, DC | General Support | $55,893 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,824,303 | $4,376,950 | $4,285,169 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,301,527 | $4,160,335 | $4,161,841 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $2,201,039 | $3,903,417 | $3,847,635 | $55,893 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $2,480,121 | $3,532,365 | $3,675,293 | $7,500 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $2,036,307 | $4,001,786 | $3,440,052 | $7,500 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $1,661,644 | $3,066,706 | $3,090,785 | $102,220 | 3 | — |
| 2019 | $1,366,215 | $2,672,070 | $2,278,957 | $7,500 | 1 | $-894 |
About Hips
Based on IRS filings
Hips is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hips is led by Cyndee Clay, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cyndee Clay
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $135K (2025)
Devon Dvonne Trotter
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Saracco-Macintosh
Director of Programs
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $112K (2025)
Andrea Lopez
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chelsea L. Ricker
Secretary
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Zucker
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Rose
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregoriah Hartman
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Goertzen
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Webre
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mazen Saleh
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Shapiro
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Buckley
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Stago
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Ceranic
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Atkinson
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Thu-Thao Rhodes
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Drew Gibson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elena Salisbury
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hot Sauce King
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Grimes
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Collins
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamika Iwajomo
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Mariah Francis (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly Stevens (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Malik Burnett (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Lee (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Victoria M. Rodriguez-Roldan (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Whitney Case (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kristin Foti (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lj Silsen (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Baraq Stein (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Gabrielle C. Newell (2019–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended 3/2022
- Former: Joylyn Hopkins (2019–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended 12/2021
- Former: Rene Bryce-Laport (2019–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended 12/2021
- Former: Christine Sow (2020–2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $135K, to Cyndee Clay (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hips
How large is Hips?
Hips reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.
What is Hips?
Hips is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. It holds $4.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hips operate?
Hips has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois.
What is Hips's EIN?
Hips's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1847137. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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