Hope for Prisoners Inc
Helping men, women, and young adults successfully reenter the workforce, their families, and our community.
Hope for Prisoners Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,332,386
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,832,214
- -35.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $13,141
- -63.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,473,607
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Hope for Prisoners Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $23K (2022). In 2024 it reported $9K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SOS Radio Faith Communications Corporation Las Vegas, NV | Charitable | $11,000 |
| City Light Church Las Vegas, NV | Charitable | $6,300 |
| Beautiful Life Humanitarian Corp Las Vegas, NV | Charitable | $5,200 |
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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 | $5,332,386 | $4,832,214 | $5,473,607 | — | — | $13,141 |
| 2024 | $6,519,757 | $7,454,975 | $4,162,862 | $8,750 | Total only | $35,499 |
| 2023 | $489,585 | $3,272,159 | $3,371,394 | $10,462 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $502,810 | $2,615,403 | $2,731,851 | $22,500 | 3 | $55 |
| 2021 | $669,348 | $2,390,161 | $2,183,459 | $7,500 | 1 | $66 |
| 2020 | $633,155 | $1,700,289 | $1,739,673 | — | — | $2,008 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hope for Prisoners Inc
Based on IRS filings
Hope for Prisoners Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $13K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hope for Prisoners Inc is led by Jon Ponder, CEO on every filing since 2020; 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jon Ponder
CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$97K (2020) → $197K (2025)
Jim Hawkins
Chairman
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Watterson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$2 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Andy Walsh
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Gennaro
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Hirschi
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Colton
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Tew
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Dixon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenn E. Martin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kord Nichols
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark D. Rich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Woodward
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Burns
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Barbeau
Controller
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$46K (2022) → $125K (2025)
Jeffrey Cooper
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert L. Woodson Sr.
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Antong Lucky (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jabin Chavez (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Johnson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Steven Smith (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lana Fuchs (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Tyler-Garner (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew Walsh (2023) — Director
- Former: Pastor Jabin Chavez (2023) — Director
- Former: Pastor Paula White-Cain (2023) — Director
- Former: Paula White (2022) — Director
- Former: Donnie Gibson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Gina Gavan (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kevin McMahill (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kristina Wildeveld (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Peter Guzman (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Richard Worthington (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert List (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Sheri Sani (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Wolfson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Todd Fasulo (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Bill Young (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeffery Cooper (2020) — Treasurer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $197K, to Jon Ponder (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hope for Prisoners Inc
How large is Hope for Prisoners Inc?
Hope for Prisoners Inc reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.
What is Hope for Prisoners Inc?
Hope for Prisoners Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $5.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hope for Prisoners Inc operate?
Hope for Prisoners Inc has awarded grants in Nevada.
What is Hope for Prisoners Inc's EIN?
Hope for Prisoners Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4133644. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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