Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Hope for the Hopeless

EIN 80-0428143 · Phoenix, AZ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak41 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HOUSING AND EDUCATION TO STREET CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA THRROUGH GROUP HOMES AND BOARDING SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TRANSITION INTO FOSTER FAMILIES, PROVIDING AID TO FOSTER FAMILIES AND CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

Income
$154,548
Spending
$148,781
Reserves
0.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$19,296, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 35% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
  1. $117,222 spent. WE PROVIDE ABANDONED AND ORPHANED CHILDREN SUPPORT FOR HOUSING AND FOOD THROUGH GROUP HOMES AND FOSTER FAMILIES. AS CHILD IS ABLE, RETURN THEM TO SCHOOL, NURTURE THEIR SPIRITUAL FORMATION, PROVIDE A STABLE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO HEAL AND GROW. THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD DICTATE WHAT SERVICES WE PROVIDE. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN A FEEDING PROGRAM IN DEBRE BIRHAN. WE FEED ABANDONED AND ORPHANED REFUGEE CHILDREN IN DEBRE BIRHAN TWICE A DAY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2017 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2017.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Homes for the Homeless Inc (New York, NY), EIN 13-3351420. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.