Shared Hope for Orphans Worldwide
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SHARED HOPE FOR ORPHANS WORLDWIDE'S (SHOW) MISSION IS TO SHOW THE LOVE OF GOD TO THOSE IN NEED. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP ORPHANS AROUND THE WORLD. SHOW IS CURRENTLY WORKING MOSTLY IN UGANDA TO SPONSOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONS, HELP BUILD SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS, BUILD A COMPOUND WERE WE CAN TEACH BUSINESS PRACTICES SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN WORK TOWARD BEING SELF SUSTAINABLE. SHARED HOPE FOR ORPHANS WORLDWIDE (SHOW) RAISES FUNDS AND THEN USES THOSE FUNDS IN UGANDA TO SPONSOR STUDENTS EDUCATION, HELP FEED STUDENT AND ALSO HELP TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS SO THAT PEOPLE LIFES CAN BE CHANGED. SHOW HAS AN OFFICE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE RUN A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND STARTING A COMMUNITY TRAINING HALL. WE ALL HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN WHERE WE TEACH TEAMWORK AND WORKING TOGETHER.
- Income
- $99,579
- Spending
- $103,867
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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, 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 (3)
- $9,843 spent. FOOD PROGRAM: SHARED HOPE FOR ORPHANS WORLDWIDE (SHOW) WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE 9,842.71 FOR FOOD. THESE FUNDS CAME FROM THE FOOD DONORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THE MONTHLY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. WITH THESE FUNDS WE WERE ABLE TO HELP FEED THE BOARDING AND DAY STUDENTS WHILE AT SCHOOL. IT ALSO HELPED TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR OUR 140 STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE HOME ON THEIR HOLIDAY BREAKS.
- $57,438 spent. EDUCATION PROGRAM: EDUCATION IS A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT GROWING AND BECOMING SELF-SUSTAINING. SHARED HOPE FOR ORPHANS WORLDWIDE (SHOW) WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE 57,437.61 FOR EDUCATION. THESE FUNDS CAME FROM RANDOM DONORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THE MONTHLY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. WITH THESE FUNDS WE WERE ABLE TO HELP EDUCATE 140 STUDENTS FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH ABOUT 12TH GRADE (S4 BY UGANDAN EDUCATION LEVELS). SHOW IS WORKING IF 5 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE BUWENGE UGANDA AREA WHERE OR SPONSORED CHILDREN ATTEND TO GET QUALITY EDUCATIONS. SHOW IS ALSO USING EDUCATION FUNDS TO PURCHASE NEEDED BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. SHOW IS ALSO HELPING OTHER STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR HAIRDRESSING, MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, AND TAILORING.
- $27,862 spent. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: IN 2024, SHOW WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE 27,862.00 IN FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ONE MAJOR THING THAT SHOW IS DOING IN THIS AREA IS WORKING WITH PEOPLE TO CREATE INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS AND SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. BY DOING THIS WE ARE EMPOWERING THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO BUDGET FOR NEW PROJECTS AND CREATE INCREASED INCOMES BECAUSE THEY CAN LEARN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. SHOW HAS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THE OFFICE AND COMMUNITY LIBRARY THAT WAS BUILT IN 2023. THEN SHOW HAS STARTED COMMUNITY GARDENING PLOT AND TRAINING HALL / BIBLE TRAINING AREA WHERE WE CAN HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND SPIRITUAL LIFE.
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
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 2024.
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 February 2016.
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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