West Texas Gifts of Hope

Legal name: West Texas Gifts of Hope Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272281886
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Odessa, Texas, US
Phone
(432) 614-9284
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$513,930
Expenses
$369,139
Assets
$1,902,748
Liabilities
$808

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHANE DIXON (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • BRENDA MEDLOCK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • VICKIE EMFINGER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRENDA MEDLOCK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $85,487 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the quality of life for patients during cancer treatment by offering lodging and services.

What it reported doing in 2025

The no-cost occupancy at Hope House Odessa is a facility that provides free lodging for cancer patients who are taking treatment at West Texas Cancer Center. The Hope House is a home-away-from-home facility that features four private bedrooms with handicap baths for patients and their caretakers. The duration of stay is unlimited based on the patients prescribed treatment. The amenities include bed linens, bathroom supplies, kitchen supplies and other day-to-day household requirements. The patient is responsible for food and personal hygiene items. Hope House Odessa is a secured property that is ADA Handicapped approved and is within walking distance to the West Texas Cancer Center. Patients from a twenty-two county region are recommended by the medical staff based on need and all patients must pass a criminal background check.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.7%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.2%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.15; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.2%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 66.7% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $342K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $85K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.