Message of Hope Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND OUTREACH OVERSEAS
- Income
- $67,151
- Spending
- $68,760
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $40,000, vice president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $8,275 spent. PREACHING AND TEACHING OTHERS TO ESTABLISH AND BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH FAITH.SERVICES PROVIDED: WORSHIP SERVICES, PREACHING, PRAYER, ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH INCLUDING COMMUNION AND BAPTISM.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED: 150
- $7,950 spent. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH DISCIPLESHIP.SERVICES PROVIDED: BIBLE TEACHING AND STUDY, OUTREACH THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR FAMILIES AND TEENS. FACILITATED BIBLE LESSONS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED: 60
- $8,671 spent. DEMONSTRATING THE LOVE OF GOD BY ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FOR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS.SERVICES PROVIDED: MEALS FOR FAMILIES; FACILITATING AN OUTREACH FOR VULNERABLE TEENS WHICH INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS, MENTORING, AND A MEAL.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED: 80; THIS ACTIVITY IS INSPIRED BY A DESIRE TO NOT ONLY DECLARE THE LOVE OF GOD, BUT TO DEMONSTRATE IT.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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 August 2010.
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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