Iringa Hope
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To further the economic well-being of families in Tanzania Africa by establishing and supporting village micro-finance funds funding a micro-finance lending organization to make additional funds available to the village funds supporting the establishment of village agricultural cooperatives and providing support to the Iringa Hope INGO IHINGO which provides related training and support.
- Income
- $98,179
- Spending
- $94,781
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 42% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 (5)
- Iringa Hope Joint SACCOS: This is a SACCOS whose members are registered village SACCOS Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies under Tanzanian law. This acts like a micro-finance bank supporting the network of Iringa Hope Village SACCOS. Annual loans augment the village SACCOS capital to enable making more loans to their members. Interest is charged which provides the Joint SACCOS with income part of which is used to support the operating costs of the Iringa Hope INGO.
- Develop Village SACCOS: Iringa Hope makes funds available to the Iringa Hope INGO to give grants to new and existing village SACCOS to bring up their paid-in capital so they are able to make more loans to members. Funds provided by Iringa Hope are not always used in the year the grant is made.
- $35,856 spent. Iringa Hope gave grants for additional construction expenses at a 20,000+ square foot Market Center in Iringa Tanzania. The Market Center provides storage for bulk sales of crops gathering space for large training and education sessions space for a trading operation soil and crop analysis operations along with area for future expansion.
- Develop village Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies AMCOS: This network will help augment the village SACCOS by providing the members with a place to buy high-quality seeds fertilizer and spray at better prices than they would otherwise as well as assist them in marketing their crops.
- $54,194 spent. Support of the Iringa Hope INGO IHINGO: Grant funds were provided in 2024 to support the salaries and other operating costs of the IHINGO. The IHINGO works with villages to set up SACCOS and AMCOS and also provides ongoing training and orientation to all SACCOS officers and members.
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 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 2025.
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 October 2011.
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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