Land Hope Life
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LAND HOPE LIFE' MISSION IS TO SEE RURAL POOR FAMILIES OWN AGRICULTURAL LAND, ATTAIN ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, REALIZE THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL, AND PASS ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS THE VALUES AND RESOURCES THAT ENABLE THEM TO FLOURISH.
- Income
- $37,641
- Spending
- $441,614
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 32.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 96%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 4
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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 32.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1073% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 798% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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.
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 (1)
- $441,614 spent. AT LAND HOPE LIFE, ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATE AGROS INTERNATIONAL, WE BELIEVE THAT RURAL FAMILIES ARE NOT DEFINED BY POVERTY, BUT BY POTENTIAL. FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, WE HAVE WALKED ALONGSIDE FARMING FAMILIES ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA, PUTTING LAND AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP INTO THEIR HANDS AND EMPOWERING THEM TO CREATE LASTING WEALTH AND DIGNITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. GUIDED BY OUR FAITH IN CHRIST AND BY THE CONVICTION THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS THE RIGHT TO WRITE AND LEAD THEIR OWN STORY, TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 23,000 INDIVIDUALS SINCE OUR FOUNDING.2024 MARKED A YEAR OF BOTH CELEBRATION AND BOLD BEGINNINGS. AS WE COMMEMORATED AGROS' 40TH ANNIVERSARY, WE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR AN AMBITIOUS FIVE-YEAR IMPACT PLAN DESIGNED TO REACH 50,000 PEOPLE BY 2034. THANKS TO THE TRUST AND GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS, IN 2024 WE SECURED THE RESOURCES TO PURCHASE LAND AND PREPARE FOR AGROS' HISTORIC RETURN TO HONDURAS, AND TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS IN NICARAGUA AND GUATEMALA.ACROSS 99 VILLAGES AND TWO COUNTRIES, LAND HOPE LIFE AND AGROS HAVE SERVED 10,706 PEOPLE THROUGH FOUR KEY PROGRAMS: LAND OWNERSHIP, MARKET-LED AGRICULTURE, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, AND HEALTH & WELL-BEING. THESE EFFORTS ARE NOT SIMPLY SERVICESTHEY ARE PATHWAYS TO OWNERSHIP AND PROSPERITY. FAMILIES IN OUR LA BENDICIN HARVEST OF HOPE CENTER, AGROS AGRIBUSINESS TRAINING HUB IN NICARAGUA, BROKE RECORDS IN AGRIBUSINESS REVENUES, WITH SOME PAYING OFF THEIR LAND IN THEIR VERY FIRST YEAR, AN ACHIEVEMENT ONCE UNIMAGINABLE.OUR WORK ALSO DELIVERED MEASURABLE VALUE: AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION IN THREE NICARAGUAN COMMUNITIES SHOWED THAT EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN AGROS GENERATED $3.62 IN SOCIAL VALUE, PROVING THE EXTRAORDINARY RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT YOUR PARTNERSHIP MAKES POSSIBLE.2024 WAS ALSO A YEAR OF INNOVATION. THROUGH CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES, RURAL FAMILIES INCREASED CROP YIELDS BY UP TO 32% WHILE CAPTURING OVER 200 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS - TURNING VILLAGES INTO RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. THESE STEPS REFLECT HOW 2024 SERVED AS A PIVOTAL YEAR OF PREPARATION AND MOMENTUM FOR WHAT IS NOW BECOMING A NEW ERA OF IMPACT.AS WE LOOK AHEAD, THE VISION IS CLEAR: BY 2034, 50,000 LIVES WILL BE TRANSFORMED THROUGH THE POWER OF LAND, OWNERSHIP, AND OPPORTUNITY.
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 December 2013.
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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