Living Hope Ministries

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, TX EIN: 75-2612813

The primary purpose of the organization is to provide ministerial support for the sexually and relationally wounded.

Living Hope Ministries at a glance

Total assets
$998,563
+6.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$422,557
+2.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$35,114
+263.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$361,688
+15.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Living Hope Ministries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Arlington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025 0 grantspropublica_summary

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $405K (2022) to $1.0M (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $405K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Embrace Truth Inc Arlington, TXContribution$405,062
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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$998,563$422,557$361,688——$35,114
2024$935,812$412,506$313,583——$9,663
2023$836,889$426,574$320,960———
2022$731,275$467,575$729,413$405,0621—
2021$983,559$481,381$378,634———
2020$880,812$541,442$1,416,613$1,000,0001—
2019$1,755,983$537,243$392,766———

About Living Hope Ministries

Based on IRS filings

Living Hope Ministries is a public charity focused on religion, based in Arlington, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $999K in total assets. Net investment income was $35K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Living Hope Ministries is led by Ricky Chelette, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ricky Chelette

    President

    Executive Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2019) → $82K (2025)

  • Bob Stith

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Forkner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael McFarlane

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Bohlin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Gambo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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

Ricky Chelette — President/Tr: $82KRicky ChelettePresident/Tr$82K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $82K, to Ricky Chelette (President/Tr).

Frequently asked questions about Living Hope Ministries

How large is Living Hope Ministries?

Living Hope Ministries reported $999K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $423K.

What is Living Hope Ministries?

Living Hope Ministries is a public charity focused on religion, based in Arlington, TX. It holds $999K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Living Hope Ministries operate?

Living Hope Ministries has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Living Hope Ministries's EIN?

Living Hope Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2612813. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–propublica_summary.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)

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