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Hopes Promise

EIN 84-1156963 · Castle Rock, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES THROUGH ETHICAL, CHRIST-CENTERED FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND GLOBAL ORPHAN CARE.

Income
$2.2 million
Spending
$1.7 million
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
7.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 49%
Employees
25
Volunteers
244
Highest pay
$112,163, executive di

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

Financial health

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 33% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 54% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

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

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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

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)
  1. $265,992 spent. ADOPTION SERVICES, FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT: HOPE'S PROMISE IS A CHRISTIAN, NON-PROFIT CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO. THROUGH OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM, HOPE'S PROMISE OFFERS SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTION, PREGNANCY COUNSELING AND POST-RELINQUISHMENT SUPPORT. IN 2025, WE COUNSELED 25 EXPECTANT PARENTS ABOUT THEIR PREGNANCY OPTIONS, APPROVED 12 HOME STUDIES FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, AND PLACED 13 CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADOPTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 92 PROFESSIONALS IN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPING OUR CARE FUND PROGRAMS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED PREGNANCY, EVEN IF THEY DO NOT CHOOSE ADOPTION, AND EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUT-OF-STATE PLACING AGENCIES. ADOPTION SERVICES, FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT: HOPE'S PROMISE IS A CHRISTIAN, NON-PROFIT CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO. THROUGH OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM, HOPE'S PROMISE OFFERS SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTION, PREGNANCY COUNSELING AND POST-RELINQUISHMENT SUPPORT. IN 2025, WE COUNSELED 25 EXPECTANT PARENTS ABOUT THEIR PREGNANCY OPTIONS, APPROVED 12 HOME STUDIES FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, AND PLACED 13 CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADOPTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 92 PROFESSIONALS IN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPING OUR CARE FUND PROGRAMS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED PREGNANCY, EVEN IF THEY DO NOT CHOOSE ADOPTION, AND EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUT-OF-STATE PLACING AGENCIES.
  2. $637,273 spent. GLOBAL ORPHAN CARE: BELIEVING GOD DESIGNED FAMILIES AS THE BEST PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO GROW AND THRIVE, WE PLACE ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN EITHER WITH A RELATIVE OR A NON-RELATIVE CAREGIVER, ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. IN KENYA, VIETNAM, NEPAL, AND ZIMBABWE, OUR INDIGENOUS COUNTRY COORDINATORS WORK THROUGH LOCAL CHURCHES IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHILDREN'S LIFELONG PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. IN 2025, WE CARED FOR 49 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NON-RELATIVE BASED FAMILIES, 316 IN RELATIVE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTED 25 IN POST HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES. WE TOOK 35 AMERICANS ON CONNECTION TRIPS TO VISIT KENYA, VIETNAM, AND ZIMBABWE. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE HAVING THREE MORE INTERNATIONAL STAFF GET CERTIFIED AS AFFILIATE TRAINERS WITH TRAUMA FREE WORLD, PROVIDING A TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING TO 30 PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE, AND TAKING APPROXIMATELY 35 PEOPLE ON CONNECTION TRIPS TO KENYA AND ZIMBABWE. GLOBAL ORPHAN CARE: BELIEVING GOD DESIGNED FAMILIES AS THE BEST PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO GROW AND THRIVE, WE PLACE ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN EITHER WITH A RELATIVE OR A NON-RELATIVE CAREGIVER, ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. IN KENYA, VIETNAM, NEPAL, AND ZIMBABWE, OUR INDIGENOUS COUNTRY COORDINATORS WORK THROUGH LOCAL CHURCHES IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHILDREN'S LIFELONG PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. IN 2025, WE CARED FOR 49 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NON-RELATIVE BASED FAMILIES, 316 IN RELATIVE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTED 25 IN POST HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES. WE TOOK 35 AMERICANS ON CONNECTION TRIPS TO VISIT KENYA, VIETNAM, AND ZIMBABWE. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE HAVING THREE MORE INTERNATIONAL STAFF GET CERTIFIED AS AFFILIATE TRAINERS WITH TRAUMA FREE WORLD, PROVIDING A TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING TO 30 PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE, AND TAKING APPROXIMATELY 35 PEOPLE ON CONNECTION TRIPS TO KENYA AND ZIMBABWE.
  3. $593,706 spent. FOSTER CARE: COLORADO'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM DEPENDS ON FAMILIES WILLING TO OPEN THEIR HOMES TO CHILDREN WHO NEED SAFETY AND STABILITY. HOPE'S PROMISE RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS FOSTER FAMILIES WHO WALK ALONGSIDE BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND PURSUE PERMANENCY. OUR HOME SUPERVISORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO FOSTER FAMILIES AND THE YOUTH IN THEIR CARE, WITH A COMMITMENT TO TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE AT EVERY STEP. IN 2025, WE CERTIFIED 26 NEW FOSTER FAMILIES AND RECERTIFIED 15 FOSTER FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 84 YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE CERTIFYING AT LEAST 10 MORE FOSTER FAMILIES, EXPANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND SERVING 90 OR MORE YOUTH THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. FOSTER CARE: COLORADO'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM DEPENDS ON FAMILIES WILLING TO OPEN THEIR HOMES TO CHILDREN WHO NEED SAFETY AND STABILITY. HOPE'S PROMISE RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS FOSTER FAMILIES WHO WALK ALONGSIDE BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND PURSUE PERMANENCY. OUR HOME SUPERVISORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO FOSTER FAMILIES AND THE YOUTH IN THEIR CARE, WITH A COMMITMENT TO TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE AT EVERY STEP. IN 2025, WE CERTIFIED 26 NEW FOSTER FAMILIES AND RECERTIFIED 15 FOSTER FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 84 YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 INCLUDE CERTIFYING AT LEAST 10 MORE FOSTER FAMILIES, EXPANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND SERVING 90 OR MORE YOUTH THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    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 2025.

    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 January 1992.

    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.

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