Shaohannahs Hope Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Shaohannah's Hope's mission is to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption, primarily by providing assistance to adoptive families to address the financial, medical, and knowledge barriers to adoption.
- Income
- $10.0 million
- Spending
- $9.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 9.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 400
- Highest pay
- $223,226, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 7 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $5.5 million spent. Adoption Assistance- As the cornerstone of Shaohannah's Hope's work and foundational to the original mission of our founders, this organization awards Adoption Aid grants to reduce the financial barrier to adoption. Since the organization's inception, Adoption Aid grants have helped more than 9,500 children from 60+ countries, including the U.S., come to know the love and permanency of a family through adoption. During this reporting period, 420 Adoption Aid grants totalling $4,210,000 were awarded to families. Furthermore, this organization provides practical teaching and additional resources to better equip parents, churches, and professionals to support children impacted by adoption and foster care.
- $919,818 spent. Adoption Awareness- Shaohannah's Hope engages the Church and mobilizes individuals to care for orphans by making them aware of the needs of children who have been orphaned. This is accomplished by leveraging the brand of the founders and platform of the organization within the faith-based community to conduct concert tours, media campaign events, and to raise awareness. Additionally, Shaohannah's Hope educates and provides resources to individuals, families, and organizations regarding adoption and orphan care.
- $736,612 spent. Orphan Care- Shaohannah's Hope is dedicated to raising awareness regarding the needs of children who have been orphaned. Building upon our Care Centers programmatic work in China, Shaohannah's Hope Medical Care grants program was launched in Fall 2020 to further reduce barriers to adoption by financially assisting families with medical expenses for their children welcomed home through adoption. During the current reporting period, 71 Medical Care grants totalling $525,000 were awarded.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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