Hope Media Group
Hope Media Group's (HMG) mission is engaging people to love jesus, serve others, and spread hope.
Hope Media Group at a glance
In short: Hope Media Group gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $10,000
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $107,111,935
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Hope Media Group funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northern Christian Radio ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Hope Media Group gives
- Giving fell 67% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $75K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Christian Radio Gaylord, MI | Disaster Relief | $10,000 |
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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 | $107,111,935 | $40,083,526 | $39,183,585 | $10,000 | 1 | $499,623 |
| 2024 | $101,224,487 | $50,010,287 | $39,202,575 | — | — | $1,755,331 |
| 2023 | $84,384,424 | $33,415,393 | $37,969,762 | $60,000 | 1 | $-41,452 |
| 2022 | $78,523,694 | $27,022,757 | $20,261,091 | $30,000 | 2 | $82,801 |
| 2021 | $41,093,366 | $19,168,993 | $14,925,047 | $7,050 | Total only | $48,418 |
| 2020 | $37,826,223 | $13,472,768 | $13,754,538 | $75,000 | 1 | $111,826 |
| 2019 | $36,158,983 | $15,075,856 | $12,790,569 | $55,000 | 2 | $371,782 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hope Media Group
Based on IRS filings
Hope Media Group is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New Caney, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $107.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $500K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hope Media Group is led by Joe Paulo, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joe Paulo
CEO
President → President & CEO, 2022
President & CEO → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$191K (2019) → $481K (2025)
Tim Dukes
President
COO → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$251K (2023) → $330K (2025)
Harry Chapman
Hr Chair
Director → Governance Chair, 2024
Governance Chair → Hr Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Killinger
Finance Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Finance Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Puca
Chair
Finance Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Parle Part Year
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Maxwell Part Year
Hr Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Battaglia
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendon Wovchko
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Hubbs Part Year
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pierre Cannings Part Year
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Desiree Gonzalez
COO
CFO, Board Secretary & Treasurer → CFO, 2023
CFO → COO, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$71K (2020) → $283K (2025)
Nancy Overfield
Chief of Marketing & Vida Unida Gm
Director → Director & Chief of Marketing, 2023
Director & Chief of Marketing → Chief of Marketing & Vida Unida Gm, 2024
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$51K (2023) → $222K (2025)
Scott Herrold
Chief of Programming
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$183K (2024) → $200K (2025)
Jim Marshall
Chief of Media Operations
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$203K (2025)
Mike McCall
Chief of Donor Engagement
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$240K (2025)
Myrka Dellanos
Vida Unida Morning Show Host
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$180K (2025)
Alex Suescun
Vice Chair
Vice Chair & D → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Shawn Farrington (2020–2024) — Chief of Innovation
- Former: Joe Parle (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Mark Maxwell (2022–2024) — Hr Chair
- Former: Billy O'Neal (2024) — Senior Vice President Stewardship
- Former: Deborah Hubbs (2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Martin (2024) — Chief of Development
- Former: Pierre Cannings (2024) — Director
- Former: Elaine Welcome (2019–2023) — Chief of Administration
- Former: Gabrielle Bosche (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Byron Harrell (2023) — Chief of Programming
- Former: Donald Ayers (2023) — Business Development Director
- Former: Gary Wallace (2023) — Wayfm on Air Talent
- Former: James Marshall (2023) — Chief of Media Operations
- Former: Chris Martin (2019–2022) — Chair & Director
- Former: Jeff Heard (2019–2022) — Finance Chair
- Former: John Van Leeuwen (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Carder Price (2022) — On Air Talent
- Former: Christina Jones (2022) — Director Data Sciences & Analytics
- Former: Elizabeth Killinger Director (2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Glenn Gilchrist (2022) — Director
- Former: Heather Puca Director (2022) — Finance Chair
- Former: Hugh Urbankte (2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Parle Vice Chair (2022) — Chair · Filing note: Thru
- Former: Rachel Carrillo (2022) — On Air Talent
- Former: William Hull (2022) — Senior Director & Donor Engagement
- Former: Hugh Urbantke (2019–2021) — Compensation
- Former: Jon Hull (2019–2021) — Senior Director Donor
- Former: Rachelle Carrillo (2019–2021) — Radio Host
- Former: Steven Thompson (2019–2021) — Vice President Technolog
- Former: Kim Kossie-McKee (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Troy West (2020–2021) — Ksbj Program
- Former: John Van Luween (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Laranda Burke (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Frederick Ecoff (2019) — Director
- Former: Joseph Parle (2019) — Director
- Former: Matt Hahn (2019) — CCO
- Former: Michael Bench (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Roth (2019) — Director of
- Former: Rebecca Harrington (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim McDermott (2019) — Former 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 $481K, to Joe Paulo (CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hope Media Group
How much does Hope Media Group give each year?
Hope Media Group gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Hope Media Group?
Hope Media Group reported $107.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $40.1M.
What is Hope Media Group?
Hope Media Group is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New Caney, TX. It holds $107.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hope Media Group operate?
Hope Media Group has awarded grants in Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Michigan, Texas.
What is Hope Media Group's EIN?
Hope Media Group's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2162248. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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