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Balance Sheet
Assets
$41,848
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Net Assets
$41,848
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Liabilities
-
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$78,804
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Expenses
$43,445
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Net Income
$35,359
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Signed
- May 14, 2026
- Return Version
- 2025v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $78,804
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Write to Hope provides creative writing workshops for incarcerated individuals in Minnesota county jails. Through guided sessions led by trained volunteers participants engage in poetry journaling storytelling and reflective writing that encourage self expression personal growth emotional healing and human connection. The organization recruits and supports volunteer facilitators develops partnerships with correctional facilities and works to expand access to rehabilitative writing programs for incarcerated men and women throughout Minnesota.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Provided ongoing theraputicwriting reflective journaling workshops for incarcerated men and women in Minnesota correctional and county jail facilities. Programs supported literacy emotional wellness self expression and personal growth through regular facilitated sessions and volunteer instruction. | $0 | $20,322 |
| Expanded volunteer led educational programming by recruiting training and coordinating writing instructors and community volunteers to facilitate workshops in correctional settings and underserved communities. | $0 | $20,322 |
| Published and distributed Mindful Writing From the County Jail, a collection of participant writings and artwork created through Write to Hope programming amplifying incarcerated voices and encouraging continued reflective writing and artistic expression | $0 | $2,310 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Martinez | Executive Director | PT | $38,400 | - | $38,400 |
| Orrin Riddley | Communications | PT | $2,000 | - | $2,000 |
| Dennis Kelly | Board Chair | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Norma Bourland | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Doran Schoeppach | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Write to Hope
- EIN
- 33-1761812
- Address
- 736 FAIRMOUNT AVE, Saint Paul, MN 55105-3520
Signing Officer
- Name
- Dennis Kelly
- Title
- Board Chair
- Phone
- 6126165545
- Signed
- 2026-05-14
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Filings
Displayed year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $41,848
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $41,848
- Revenue
- $78,804
- Expenses
- $43,445
- Net income
- $35,359