Project Hopeful NFP
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROJECT HOPEFUL EXISTS TO EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND ADOPT CHILDREN WITH HIV/AIDS AND OTHER OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION
- Income
- $17,258
- Spending
- $21,007
- Reserves
- 13.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $480 spent. WALK ON WATER AND HOPE+SISTERHOOD PROGRAMS SEEKS TO OFFER HOPE TO HIV+ MOTHERS AND TO PREVENT UNECESSARY LOSS FROM THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING JOB SKILLS TRAINING, MICRO-LOANS FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND A HOST OF OTHER RESOURCES
- AWASSA PROGRAM:PROJECT HOPEFUL'S DIRECT CARE EFFORTS IN AWASSA, ETHIOPIA ARE FOCUSED ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND TO HELP FAMILIES ACHEIVE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND INITIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
- MISSIONS PROJECTS AND SHORT-TERM MISSIONS: LONG-TERM PROGRAM IN GUATEMALA.RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SUPPORT/OUTREACH (HOPE+, FIG), ON GROUND DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM AND SUPERVISION.SHORT-TERM (AWASSA/UGANDA) MEDICAL, THERAPUTIC, EDUCATIONAL, HUMAN RELIEF RELATED MISSION TRIPS.
- FAMILIES IN THE GAP PROGRAM RAISES FUNDS AND ADVOCATES FOR SPECIFIC WAITING CHILDREN. ALSO INCLUDES SPECIFIC CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AT VOH GUATEMALA, IN ORDER TO AID IN HELPING THEM IN A FAMILY-LIKE SETTING.
- PROJECT HOPEFUL GENERAL FUND ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN WITH HIV/AIDS. THE MAJORITY OF THE RESOURCES ARE DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE REALITIES OF RAISING A CHILD WITH HIV/AIDS AND ENDING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISEASE THROUGH CONFERENCES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, MISSION TRIPS, VIDEO RESOURCES, AND MEDIA APPEARANCES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATION IS SERVED WITH THIS FUND.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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