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THE LADIES OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 832249413 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE S81 · Community Improvement · Medium ($1M-$10M) · thelohm.org
revenue
$2.3M
expenses
$3.0M
net assets
$138K
employees
18
program ratio
68%
mission · from form 990

THE LADIES OF HOPE MINISTRIES' MISSION IS TO HELP DISENFRANCHISED AND MARGINALIZED FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN TRANSITION BACK INTO SOCEITY.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Ladies of Hope Ministries (LOHM) supports formerly incarcerated women, particularly women of color, in their reentry and reintegration into society. The organization offers safe housing, reentry services, leadership development, and advocacy training grounded in lived experience. Based in New York, LOHM operates programs nationally and focuses on addressing systemic inequities related to incarceration, poverty, and trauma.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $349K
    EPIC AMBASSADORS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRAINS WOMEN WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TO BE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS, AND LOBBYISTS. AMBASSADORS WILL DEPLOY NATIONWIDE AND OVERSEAS TO SPEARHEAD REFORM IN LOCATIONS WITH HIGH RATES OF INCARCERATION AND SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS
  2. #2 $115K
    FACES OF WOMEN IMPRISONED OFFERS THE TOOLS, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES FOR WOMEN TO ELEVATE THEIR STORIES AND CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF WHAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

EPIC Ambassadors Fellowship Program
Trains women impacted by the criminal legal system to become legislative advocates, grassroots organizers, and lobbyists; deploys ambassadors nationally and internationally
FACES of Women Imprisoned (FOWI)
Provides tools, training, and resources for formerly incarcerated women to share their stories, shift public narratives, and engage in healing and advocacy
Grow with Google Workshops
Partnership-based digital skills training for justice-impacted women and men, supporting career advancement and economic sustainability
Housing Program
Offers safe, rapid rehousing and case management services for formerly incarcerated women in New York, Maryland, Florida, and Georgia
Pathways 4 Equity (P4E) Fellowship
Leadership and career development program for justice-impacted women, offering training in digital skills, professional development, and reentry support; includes internship and coordination roles
activities · 13 groups

What they do

  • Political Leadership Training for Underrepresented Groups 2 activities
    • EPIC Ambassadors Fellowship Program
      Trains women impacted by the criminal legal system to become legislative advocates, grassroots organizers, and lobbyists through a structured fellowship program.
    • Public speaking and advocacy training
      Provides an 8-week intensive public speaking training program and graduated participants from the Public Speakers’ Track, equipping justice-impacted women with skills to advocate and speak publicly; supports placement through a Global Speakers Bureau website featuring speaker profiles.
  • Criminal Justice Policy Advocacy 1 activity
    • Advocacy campaigns and policy impact
      Engages in high-impact advocacy efforts, including playing a key role in the campaign that led to the presidential clemency of Alice Johnson.
  • Trauma-Informed Community Resilience Initiatives 1 activity
    • Community summits and events
      Organizes annual community events such as the three-day West Harlem Summit offering healing, leadership development, networking, resource fairs with reentry services, mental health support, and housing assistance; also hosts intimate gatherings like "Women Over Dinner" on Governors Island to honor justice-impacted women through storytelling and community connection.
  • Digital Literacy Training and Technology Access 1 activity
    • Digital and workforce skills training
      Offers digital literacy and professional certification programs in partnership with Google and Coursera, including trainer-led Google classes, Google Professional Certificates, and Grow with Google workshops; awarded over 500 scholarships for digital skills training to justice-impacted individuals.
  • Reproductive Health Advocacy & Education 1 activity
    • EPIC REPRO+Justice program
      Operates a reproductive and reproductive justice program focused on the needs of currently and formerly incarcerated women and girls.
  • Perinatal Support Services 1 activity
    • Entrepreneurship and capacity building for maternal health
      Empowers individuals impacted by the criminal legal system to build doula businesses, improving maternal health outcomes for BIPOC women and non-binary folks.
  • Published Narrative Projects 1 activity
    • FACES OF WOMEN IMPRISONED program
      Provides tools, training, and resources to formerly incarcerated women to share their stories and reshape public narratives, including support for authorship and publication of personal narratives such as in the book 'Rewriting Her Story'.
  • Financial Literacy Education Programs 1 activity
    • FRSH Financial Literacy Course
      Delivers financial literacy programming to improve financial capability among currently and formerly incarcerated women and girls.
  • Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 1 activity
    • Housing support and shelter services
      Operates residential programs including Hope House and Rapid Rehousing that provide safe housing, rental assistance, and reentry support to women and girls impacted by incarceration; served 77 women and 55 children through these programs.
  • Mentorship and Professional Development Programs 1 activity
    • P4E Fellowship and professional development programs
      Implements the Pathways 4 Equity (P4E) Fellowship and Career Ready Fellowship to advance equity and economic empowerment through professional development, workforce training, and career advancement preparation for currently and formerly incarcerated women and men.
  • Reentry Support Services 1 activity
    • Resource connection and holistic support
      Connects disenfranchised and marginalized women and girls to integrated resources in education, employment, entrepreneurship, spiritual empowerment, advocacy, food, and housing, grounded in lived experience with the criminal legal system.
  • Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
    • Trauma-informed virtual training program
      Offers a six-month virtual training program for justice-impacted women that addresses trauma and builds self-sustainability, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurship skills.
  • Website Accessibility Implementation 1 activity
    • Website accessibility and digital infrastructure
      Conducts regular audits and implements best practices to maintain accessible websites (main site and The LOHM Speakers site) in alignment with WCAG 2.2 AA standards, completed in 2025.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.34M
Contributions & grants$2.31M99%
Program service revenue$14K1%
Investment income$1010%
Other revenue$19K
expenses
Total expenses$2.99M
Program expenses68%
Admin / overhead26%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$1.16M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$991K
Cash$177K
Investments$0
Liabilities$853K
Net assets$138K
Liquid reserves0.7 mo
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue -12.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
TOPEKA K SAM EXECUTIVE DI 40 $265K
LUIS A RAMOS CFO 40 $97K
board members · 6
  • DR ELEANOR MOODY-SHEPHARD — CHAIR
  • FAITH LEACH — TREASURER
  • KEIA CLARKE — BOARD MEMBER
  • LINDA ANDREWS — SECRETARY
  • SCARLEN MARTINEZ — SENIOR DIREC
  • TONEY EARL — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 18

Who they work with

  • Baloo Partner — Provided supportive tools for women re-entering the community, in collaboration with The Ladies of Hope Ministries.
  • Coursera Partner — Collaborated to offer online learning opportunities through scholarship programs for justice-impacted women.
  • FRSH Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam is co-founder and Visionary Officer.
  • Faces of Women Imprisoned Partner — FOWI is a program through which justice-impacted women write and publish narratives, co-presenting the book 'Rewriting Her Story' with The LOHM.
  • Google Partner — Collaborates on Grow with Google workshops to support skill development.
  • Google Partner — Partnered to provide digital skills training scholarships to justice-impacted women.
  • Google Partner — Partners with Google to deliver professional certificates and trainer-led classes for workforce development.
  • Graceful Web Studio Partner — Contracted web development and accessibility services through its founder, Crystal Scott, a LOHM consultant.
  • HARP Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam serves as a strategic advisor.
  • Luis Ramos Partner — Point of contact for individuals interested in becoming champions and supporting the organization.
  • NYUJ Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam served as Senior Advisor.
  • Operation Restoration Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam serves on the board of directors.
  • Pure Legacee Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam serves on the board of directors.
  • RBIJ Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam serves as a strategic advisor.
  • The Marshall Project Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam serves on the board of directors.
  • The Sentencing Project Network — Cited as a research partner and source for data on women’s incarceration trends.
  • United Justice Coalition Partner — Dr. Topeka K. Sam serves on the board of directors.
  • West Harlem Development Corporation Partner — Co-presents the 2026 West Harlem Summit with The LOHM.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Holistic Reentry Support Model
    methodology: holistic_reentry_support
    By integrating housing, economic empowerment, education, health, and advocacy services, we produce sustainable reintegration and empowerment because addressing interconnected systemic barriers simultaneously increases stability and self-sufficiency among justice-impacted women.
  • Lived Experience Leadership
    methodology: lived_experience_leadership
    By centering the leadership and program design around formerly incarcerated women, we produce more effective advocacy and systemic change because those with lived experience are best positioned to identify solutions and drive authentic reform.
  • Narrative Change Through Storytelling
    methodology: narrative_change
    By equipping justice-impacted women with platforms and tools to share their personal stories, we produce shifts in public perception and policy because authentic narratives challenge stereotypes and transform trauma into public leadership for systems change.