Hope Community Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Apopka, FL EIN: 56-2551312

Hope Community Center fosters diverse, empowered, learning communities engaged in personal and societal transformation. Through service and advocacy, we stand together with immigrants and others who are tenancious and courageous in the face of all systems of oppression.

Hope Community Center Inc at a glance

In short: Hope Community Center Inc reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$4,522 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$5,524,185
+5.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,721,709
-2.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$105,853
+37.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,585,520
+37.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Hope Community Center Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

ApopkaGretnaOrlandoTallahassee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 4 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $70K (2020). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,524,185$3,721,709$3,585,520$4,522Total only$105,853
2024$5,217,737$3,824,326$2,614,795——$77,024
2023$3,861,706$2,759,459$2,003,121——$6,278
2022$2,938,638$1,745,859$1,753,269——$26,727
2021$3,125,713$1,954,270$1,455,828——$37,938
2020$2,526,968$1,595,375$1,524,712$70,0004$-263
2019$2,418,626$1,829,428$1,704,449——$71,040

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Hope Community Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hope Community Center Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Apopka, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $106K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope Community Center Inc is led by Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $62K (2023) → $119K (2025)

  • Terrance Hunter

    President & Director

    Director → President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Robinson

    Vice President & Director

    Director → Vice President & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Omayra Mansfield

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Piervil

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Astrid Rodriguez Pineda

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evelyn Rivera

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chevalier Lovett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mahjabeen F. Rafiuddin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Byrd

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Vilchez Santiago

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tessa Petit

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Luis Dieppa

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sadaf Knight

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Betsy Swart (2019–2024) — President & Director
  • Former: Mary Carroll (2019–2024) — Emeritus
  • Former: Roxanne Rose (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Jean Bauman (2019–2023) — Secretary & Director
  • Former: Linda Ley-Siemer (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Almeida (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert McIntosh (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Edwards (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Astrid Rodriguez (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Katrina Jenkins (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jason Venning (2019–2021) — Director Finance & Administrator
  • Former: Laura Pichardo-Cruz (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Linda Landman-Gonzalez (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Maggie Woods (2019–2020) — Director & Treasurer
  • Former: Tim Clark (2019–2020) — Director

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

Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet — Executive Director: $119KFelipe Sousa-LazaballetExecutive Director$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $119K, to Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Hope Community Center Inc

How much does Hope Community Center Inc give each year?

Hope Community Center Inc reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Hope Community Center Inc?

Hope Community Center Inc reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.7M.

What is Hope Community Center Inc?

Hope Community Center Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Apopka, FL. It holds $5.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hope Community Center Inc operate?

Hope Community Center Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Hope Community Center Inc's EIN?

Hope Community Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2551312. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 1, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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