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Hopetoday

EIN 33-0953830 · Fountain Vly, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY IN VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 22 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
5 of 25
0 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5
Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$392,746 spent. Provided help for flood victims in Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Son and Tay Nguyen. Provided food and medical help for the sick, the elderly and the poor in Sai Gon, Long An, Ben Tre, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Can Tho and leprosy villages in Pleiku and Gia Lai. Paved a road, built a bridge and provided food for poor villages in Ha Giang. Built houses for the poor in Ke Sach and Tay Nguyen. Provided scholarships and school materials to needy students in Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Kien Giang, Mo Cay, Hue and Ba Ria. Supported a charitable clinic in Hue. Provided clean water systems for the poor in Gia Lai and Southern Vietnam. Helped the orphans in Vung Tau. Made three trips to Vietnam to provide humanitarian relief in various regions of Vietnam.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 June 2002.
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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