Hope for Justice Inc
Hope for Justice is a human-rights based organization committed to supporting the complex needs of victims and survivors of human trafficking, including forced labor and sexual exploitation. Our mission at Hope for Justice is bringing freedom from human trafficking by identifying victims, supporting survivors and preventing exploitation.
Hope for Justice Inc at a glance
In short: Hope for Justice Inc reported $410K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $410,455 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +6936.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $700,875
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,189,575
- +19.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,287,232
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hope for Justice Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Hope for Justice Inc gives
- Giving fell 88% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $603K (2023). In 2025 it reported $410K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Gate Ranch Inc Indianola, IA | Program related | $5,833 |
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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 | $700,875 | $3,189,575 | $3,287,232 | $410,455 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $692,226 | $2,659,277 | $3,927,610 | $5,833 | 1 | $327 |
| 2023 | $1,634,298 | $5,517,944 | $5,406,584 | $602,803 | Total only | $70 |
| 2022 | $1,240,056 | $3,979,236 | $4,240,101 | $158,103 | 1 | $134 |
| 2021 | $1,578,028 | $3,617,212 | $2,914,357 | $50,000 | 1 | $159 |
| 2020 | $883,779 | $1,906,407 | $1,965,333 | $223,575 | Total only | $214 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hope for Justice Inc
Based on IRS filings
Hope for Justice Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $701K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $410K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hope for Justice Inc is led by Tim Nelson, CEO on every filing since 2023; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tim Nelson
CEO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
EJ Gaines
Chair
Chair - Start → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Brock
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Camp
Director
Director → Chair, 2021
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Westfall
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyn Matejczyk
Director
Director - Start → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Alex Larson
Secretary
Secretary - Start → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Joel McClure
Vice Chair
Vice Chair - Start → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sterling Sankey
Treasurer
Treasurer - Start → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Sicilia Oliveros
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Allan Gibson (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Stephen Illingworth (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Neil Cossey (2021–2024) — CFO
- Former: Kristie Tagg - Exit (2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Chris Almond (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Levy (2022) — Head of Learning
- Former: Marie Popko (2022) — Head of Events
- Former: Natalie Grant (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Talita Bentley (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bronce Rogers (2020) — Director
- Former: Gareth Henderson (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Elson (2020) — Chair
- Former: Tory Sherman (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Hope for Justice Inc
How much does Hope for Justice Inc give each year?
Hope for Justice Inc reported $410K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Hope for Justice Inc?
Hope for Justice Inc reported $701K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.
What is Hope for Justice Inc?
Hope for Justice Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $701K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hope for Justice Inc operate?
Hope for Justice Inc has awarded grants in Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina.
What is Hope for Justice Inc's EIN?
Hope for Justice Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3179471. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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