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

Kathleen Reid, Secretary

Deborah L. Moore, Academic Coordinator

Mark Wallace, Member at Large

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

Rev. Lucy Jones, Coordinator, Woodbourne Correctional Facility

Karen McDowell, Coordinator, Fishkill Correctional Facility

Henry McCarter, Coordinator, Mid-Orange C.F.

Michael Wilcher, Member at Large