Hand of Hope
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Hand of Hope is an organization dedicated to improving peoples lives in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya through orphan care aid to the poor and evangelism.
- Income
- $90,809
- Spending
- $98,220
- Reserves
- 5.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (5)
- $450 spent. The organizations Childrens Program provides financial and educational support to vulnerable children in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya who have lost parents due to conflict or health related causes. During the year more than 100 children received assistance covering basic needs school materials and access to primary and secondary education. The program also addressed basic health needs to support consistent school attendance. Seven beneficiaries continued into higher education. The organization also supported 15 children in northern Kenya through the John Fox Fund by paying school fees and ensuring access to education in an underserved area. In addition the Mwangaza Lunch Program provided a daily nutritious meal to more than 40 children many of whom travel long distances to school. This service improved nutritional stability and supported students ability to remain focused throughout the school day. Across these initiatives the organization delivered essential services that improved educational access health stability and overall well being for more than 100 children and their families.
- $450 spent. The organization partnered with six churches in Ethiopia to support evangelism activities in surrounding villages. Funds were provided to each church for this purpose and a total of 15 evangelists received financial support through the program during the year. In addition to ongoing evangelism funding the organization also supported a continuing project to document the history of evangelism in the Borana region of Ethiopia. This project initiated in the prior year and continued through 2025 will produce the first historical record of its kind for the region.
- $275 spent. The organization conducted the Mega House-Building Project to provide safe housing for families living in inadequate or nonexistent shelters. During the year funds were used to construct two simple homes for families identified as having urgent need. One home was built for a single mother who is deaf and caring for her son. The second home was provided to a single mother and her children who had been living on the streets due to lack of housing. This project is part of the organizations humanitarian work to assist impoverished individuals requiring basic shelter and support.
- In 2025 the organization provided drought relief assistance to residents of the Mwangaza Community in Golole northern Kenya. The region experienced severe and prolonged drought resulting in loss of livestock and widespread malnutrition. A major need identified by the community was the inability to reestablish crop fields due to lack of seeds. The organization supplied funds to purchase seeds for local farmers enabling approximately 200 families to replant their fields. This support helped restore food production for household consumption and provided families with the opportunity to generate income from surplus crops.
- In 2025 the organization provided financial assistance for medical needs to nearly 10 individuals in the Isiolo and Sololo regions of Kenya. Because the organization is operated entirely by volunteers program funds are directed primarily to services rather than administrative costs. During the year the organization funded medical care and necessary surgeries for seven visually impaired children resulting in improved vision. Additional individuals received financial support to obtain essential medical treatment that would otherwise have been inaccessible.
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 September 2015.
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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