Hope Life Center
A christ centered organization dedicated to erasing abortion from Illinois one woman and one child at a time.
Hope Life Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $219,039
- +19.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $472,773
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,497
- -164.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $437,429
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hope Life Center funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.
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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 | $219,039 | $472,773 | $437,429 | — | — | $1,497 |
| 2024 | $183,820 | $471,306 | $524,440 | — | — | $-2,318 |
| 2023 | $240,398 | $629,473 | $554,397 | — | — | $1,443 |
| 2022 | $164,175 | $583,873 | $590,076 | — | — | $204 |
| 2021 | $167,956 | $523,591 | $555,917 | — | — | $192 |
| 2020 | $200,282 | $339,597 | $468,489 | $12,000 | 1 | $747 |
| 2019 | $329,174 | $642,794 | $415,910 | — | — | $1,231 |
About Hope Life Center
Based on IRS filings
Hope Life Center is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sterling, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $219K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hope Life Center is led by Chester Hilty, Chair since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chester Hilty
Chair
President → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Larcom
Executive Di
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$55K (2023) → $69K (2025)
Tom Shaw
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Vanwiggeren
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bethany Callison
Secretary
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bethe Hughes
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brady Robinson
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Randy Mortenson (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Schmidt (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Noel Dusing (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Serena Dye (2022–2023) — Executive Di
- Former: Debra Case (2019–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Randy Sizemore (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Dan Koster (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Roe (2019) — Vice President
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 $69K, to Hannah Larcom (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Hope Life Center
How large is Hope Life Center?
Hope Life Center reported $219K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $473K.
What is Hope Life Center?
Hope Life Center is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sterling, IL. It holds $219K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hope Life Center operate?
Hope Life Center has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Hope Life Center's EIN?
Hope Life Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3397306. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)
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