Christian Hope Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide transitional housing for women and their children. Assist families in crisis, helping them in their recovery process. Provide pregnancy support for crisis pregnancy. Provide food and assistance to our community, helping to break the chain of poverty.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $105,426, executive director
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
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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, 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 (1)
- $1.7 million spent. New Way Ministries offers a transitional housing program to women and their children facinghomelessness. Our program is focused on trauma recovery and building new healthy foundationalperspectives and skills for lasting stability for our residents after leaving our program. The primary program can last up to two years with an optional graduate program for an additional one to two years. During 2025 we served 21 mothers and 33 children.Project Hope Food Bank provides food to those in need living within the Lynden School District.We are open three times per week and serve an average of 200-250 households per week or 650-750 individuals. Most of our customers make visits once per week during the year. For thecalendar year 2025 we had 10,051 points of service (one point of service = one HH visit to the food bank in which that household completed a menu order form and is then given the itemsrequested). Project Hope Community Assistance provides financial aid in the form of utility payment help, gas vouchers, laundry vouchers, second-hand store vouchers for needed household items, andoccasionally partial rent payment help to those experiencing financial hardship in our community. We strive to offer a hand of assistance and counsel to encourage individuals as they continue working to improve their situation. During 2025, we served 149 individuals with financial aid assistance.
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
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 November 6, 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? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
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 April 1970.
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 November 4, 2026.
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