Hope for Ghana Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide the building of schools/books & educational materials to those schools & building fresh water wells in Ghana.
- Income
- $358,663
- Spending
- $305,369
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
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 62% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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 (7)
- $177,914 spent. To build schools, libraries & computer labs in rural villages, providing hope & opportunity to thousands of Ghanaian children who are starving to learn, yet who otherwise have no access to education.
- $119,709 spent. To provide access to clean, potable water in remote villages where women & children walk long distances to fetch dirty water, ensuring a communitys most basic need while significantly reducing water-borne disease.
- $3,996 spent. To sponsor apprenticeships for young men & women to learn vocational skills, creating a futurefor them as masons, seamstresses, tailors, carpenters, electricians, hair dressers, welders & tilers.
- Mobile Medical Outreach Initiative - delivers healthcare services, including education, counseling, health screenings, vaccinations, & emergency transport for critically ill patients & pregnant women. Serves vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, & pregnant women, who are disproportionately affected by inaccessible healthcare. Our poor mans version of a mobile medical van ensures medical outreach teams can reach the most remote Ghanaian communities that are in dire need of medical care.
- Annual Christmas/New Years Celebration - provides a Christmast to remember in 6 villages for over 1100 Ghanaians over 3 days, celebrated with a wonderful feast, & accompanied by jubiliant dancing & singing. It continues with our initiative providing National Health Insurance & ensuring access to health care for thousands of Ghanaians in 30 villages.
- Mobile Medical Outreach Initiative - delivers healthcare services, 0. 0. 0.
- Annual Christmas/New Years Celebration - provides a Christmast to 0. 0. 0.
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 August 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 October 21, 2026.
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