Hope for Home Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Existing to bring glory to God by caring for children with special needs and addressing the systemic issues that cause special needs.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 46
- Highest pay
- $44,331, vice chairman
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (4)
- $790,136 spent. Providing Homes for Orphans, Children, and Adults with Special Needs: Over 50% of Guatemalan's overall population live below the poverty line. When resources are lacking, the most vulnerable, including those with disabilities, suffer the most. Our partners in Guatemala operate 4 family based homes for children as well as a home for adults. At the end of 2023, 36 children and adults with special needs were receiving care and learning about the love of Jesus in these homes. Our partners purchased a three acre tract of land in Paramos, Guatemala in early 2023. There they will build all of the group homes to provide what will be called Community of Hope. Liberia is among the poorest nations in the world, and orphans and children with special needs suffer most in this climate. People with disabilities are often abused and mistreated. Due to superstition, they are frequently viewed as demon possessed and are even murdered to try to avoid their curse. In 2024 we provided care for 35 children with special needs living in a community of 8 group homes. They receive food, housing, clothing, weekly Bible studies, an education. and all of their medical needs are met. At the end of 2024 we donated the homes and the property on which they were built to another 501(c)3, Live2540, and that ministry is continued under their umbrella.
- $352,021 spent. Provide Development Aid and Humanitarian Relief through Health and Nutrition: Hope for Home Ministries addresses these needs through a multitude of ways in 3 countries alongside 5 ministry partners. Our partners in Guatemala run a Rural Village Ministry which provides medical treatment, wheelchairs, medicine, therapy, formula, food, and education to children and families with special needs. This often enables children to stay with their families; without this help, many loving families would be forced to surrender their children to institutional care. In 2024, 217 families in 16 departments were ministered to. An afterschool program feeds 93 children and teaches them life and occupational skills. In Florida Aceituno, Guatemala, where the malnutrition rate is very high, Aliento's Feeding and Formula Programs bring hope and nutrition to a town that desperately needs both. Nutritional lunches are provided 3 times each week to over 150 people in conjunction with formula distribution and nutrition classes for the moms of infants and young children. Agriculture Programs in Guatemala and Liberia are growing food and raising hens and chickens to provide resources to related programs. At the end of 2024 we donated the hospital we founded and the property on which it was built to another 501(c)3 ministry, Live2540, and that ministry is continued under their umbrella.
- $141,290 spent. Provide Education, Evangelism and Discipleship: Our Liberia partners are operating 2 elementary schools. They had 233 students enrolled in 2024. Through individual sponsorship, every student receives an education, one meal each day, and free medical care. There were 8 students in Guatemala attending school through scholarship/sponsorship. Our partners in Guatemala are providing programs which address the pressing needs of victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and human trafficking.
- $41,900 spent. We hosted 8 short term ministry service teams to Guatemala in 2023 to care for orphans and to give US citizens an opportunity to experience the needs of orphans first hand.
Source: Form 990 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 November 6, 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 February 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 November 4, 2026.
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