Rising Hope, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. The corporation's Board of Directors are all volunteers including the founder, the officers and the program coordinators who manage the program at each prison.

Board of Directors:

Rev. Dr. George W. (Bill) Webber, Founder

Robert Lukey, President

Rev. Robert Hare, Vice President

John Speers, Secretary

Deborah L. Moore, Academic Coordinator

Mark Graham, Exodus Transitional Communities

Rev. Robert Hare, Coordinator, Sing Sing Correctional Facility

Rev. Dr. George McClain, Coordinator Arthurkill C.F.

Rev. Edwin Muller, DOCS Director of Ministerial Services, retired

Deborah Moore, Coordinator, Green Haven, Correctional Facility

John Speers, Coordinator, Woodbourne Correctional Facility

Rev. David Ver Nooy, Coordinator, Fishkill Correctional Facility

Rev. Randolph Yerkes, Coordinator, Eastern Correctional Facility

Rev. Bruce Younkin, Coordinator, Mid-Orange C.F.