Texas · Nonprofit
PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS
PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS (Texas) receives grants from 40 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,976,166 to it, the largest being JE AND LE MABEE FOUNDATION INC ($390,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 40
- Grants received
- $2.0M
- Net assets
- $5.5M
What Project Joy & Hope for Texas does
Mission
Illness,creating safe environment to express emotion thru planned activity
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Project joy & hope housing program: safe,affordable housing near tx med centerfor families of seriously ill children who must travel for extended medical care. Program also offers individualized case mgmt to help families navigate medical,financial,&emotional challenges.pjh supports the entire family thru sibling support & childrens programs that promote comfort,normalcy & hope. By reducing travel costs & travel stress,families can remain close to care & focused on their childs treatment.together,these services create stability,dignity,& a compassionate community during a familys most difficult season.
$162,743 spent55% of program spendingPjh scholarships honor & support graduating high school seniors who have experienced the loss of a parent or sibling.these scholarship provide financial assistance to help cover college or vocational education expenses, easing burden of tuition, books & other educational costs.beyond financial support,the scholarships recognize the resilience,courage,and perserverance of students who have faced profound loss.by investing in their education & future,pjh empowers these young adults to pursue their goals while honoring the memory of their loved one.the program offers both practical help & a message of hope,encouragement,and recognition during a challenging time.
$97,546 spentof which $96,980 as grants33% of program spendingThe pjh family assistance grant program provides direct financial support to families caring for a seriously ill child at the texas med center,helping relieve urgent & unexpected expenses during medical treatment.families are often referred to the program by hospital social workers,ensuring assistance reaches those with the greatest and most immediate needs.grants may help cover essential costs such as transportation,lodging,utilities,food & other critical household expenses strained by prolonged illness.by easing financial pressure, the program allows families to remain focused on their childs care & well-being.delivered with compassion & dignity,this program helps stabilize families & prevent further hardship during a time of crisis.
$16,526 spentof which $4,818 as grants6% of program spendingSibling support program: supporting siblings of children facing serious illness,creating safe environment to express emotion thru planned activity
$5,722 spent2% of program spendingLife planning program: staff attorney access for essential legal & medical planning,including document preparation & legal guidance.
$13,800 spent5% of program spendingCase management program: led by pediatric palliative care professional to provide emotional support,advocacy,& resource for navigating unmet needs.
Parent support line:safe,confidential access to palliative care professiona for parents to ask questions/receive guidance, providing hope & inclusion
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $296,337.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $3.0M to $3.9M (+30%).
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.
86% of PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Chief executive
Janice H Wheeler
Executive director
Board chair
Howard Lederer
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 14 funders, grant income fell $607k → $166k.
10 of 40 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% 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 PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 40 funders by total. 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
PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
30% 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 PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 64% · 2018 36% · 2019 33% · 2020 41% · 2021 19% · 2022 35% · 2023 19% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
38% of PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
87% of PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $286k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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.
Against its field
PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS?
- PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS (Texas) receives grants from 40 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,976,166 to it, the largest being JE AND LE MABEE FOUNDATION INC ($390,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS have?
- IRS filings report 40 organizations giving $1,976,166 in grants to PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS?
- JE AND LE MABEE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $390,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PROJECT JOY & HOPE FOR TEXAS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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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 40 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