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HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA

HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA (West Virginia) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $99,050 to it, the largest being APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$5.2M
Funders on record
8
Grants received
$99k
Net assets
$2.5M
1/8 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 16%
01What it does

What Hope in the Hills Incorporated Healing Appalachia does

Mission

Our mission is to end addiction in Appalachia through events that support substance abuse prevention and recovery programs.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Healing Appalachia is a flagship initiative of Hope in the Hills and one of the nations largest recovery-focused music festivals, bringing together tens of thousands of people each year to celebrate recovery, reduce stigma, and support real solutions to the addiction and mental health crisis. Set in the heart of Appalachia, the festival harnesses the power of music to create connection, inspire hope, and elevate the voices of those impacted by substance use disorder. More than a music event, Healing Appalachia is a platform for impact. Through its on-site Resource Village, national partnerships, and initiatives like large-scale naloxone distribution, the festival connects individuals and families to life-saving resources and recovery support services. Proceeds from the festival are reinvested by Hope in the Hills into long-term recovery programs, workforce development, music therapy, and recovery housing scholarships across the region. Healing Appalachia is where music meets missiontransforming awareness into action and building a stronger, more connected recovery community.

    $3,212,233 spentof which $757,560 as grants$5,062,837 earned by the program
    99% of program spending
  2. Recovery Housing Scholarship Program - Hope in the Hills Recovery Housing Scholarship Program expands access to safe, stable, and supportive living environments for individuals committed to long-term recovery. By removing financial barriers, the program provides scholarships that help cover the cost of quality recovery housing, allowing individuals to focus on rebuilding their lives without the immediate pressure of housing instability. Rooted in evidence-based recovery principles, the program prioritizes placements in structured, peer-supported environments that promote accountability, connection, and personal growth.

    $25,472 spentof which $25,472 as grants$20,318 earned by the program
    1% of program spending
  3. ReStage Appalachia - ReStage Appalachia is a recovery-to-workforce initiative led by Hope in the Hills that creates real pathways to employment for individuals rebuilding their lives. Through hands-on training in live event production and technical trades, participants gain industry-recognized skills, certifications, and direct connections to employment opportunities. The program is rooted in the belief that recovery is strengthened through purpose, structure, and community

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,237,705.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($50) Net assets 100 ($50)2018 Revenue 152880 ($76k) Expenses 100 ($36k) Net assets 81138 ($41k)2019 Revenue 634410 ($317k) Expenses 654 ($235k) Net assets 266612 ($133k)2020 Revenue 184504 ($92k) Expenses 104 ($37k) Net assets 376290 ($188k)2021 Revenue 40174 ($20k) Expenses 276 ($99k) Net assets 218502 ($109k)2022 Revenue 1927650 ($964k) Expenses 1156 ($415k) Net assets 1315998 ($658k)2023 Revenue 2936452 ($1.5M) Expenses 2943 ($1.1M) Net assets 2138074 ($1.1M)2024 Revenue 2250180 ($1.1M) Expenses 4397 ($1.6M) Net assets 1229304 ($615k)2025 Revenue 10346790 ($5.2M) Expenses 9266 ($3.3M) Net assets 4919382 ($2.5M)
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Revenue (10346790)Expenses (9266)Net assets (4919382)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $615k to $2.5M (+302%).

$50
$51k
$133k
$188k
$109k
$658k
$1.1M
$615k
$2.5M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

1% of HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 2,293 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$50
’17
$41k
’18
$82k
’19
$55k
’20
−$79k
’21
$549k
’22
$411k
’23
−$454k
’24
$1.8M
’25
8.8
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

201820192022202320242025
Listed665667
Joined·+0·+1+0+2
No longer listed·0·001
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $15k → $1k.

2 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 61% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA.

50%
largest funder
71%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 67% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

61% of HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $39k that is directly attributable, 74% of it comes from funders outside West Virginia, across 6 states.

OH
MO
KY
WV
TX
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’22
’23
West Virginia out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $60k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,074 environment nonprofits its size.

Operating margin36% · top quartile
Months of reserve8.8mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)323% · outside the comparable range

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,074 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

97% of spending goes to programs.

Program 97%Management 3%Fundraising 0%

Governance

7
board members
86%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

WV

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Questions and answers

Who funds HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA?
HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA (West Virginia) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $99,050 to it, the largest being APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA have?
IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $99,050 in grants to HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA?
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like HOPE IN THE HILLS INCORPORATED HEALING APPALACHIA find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in West Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing