Symphony of Hope International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
PROVIDE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO NEEDY CHILDREN; PROVIDE TRAVELING MINISTRY OF MUSIC.
- Income
- $423,015
- Spending
- $486,693
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $63,663, ceo
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: 78 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 64% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (1)
- $457,232 spent. SYMPHONY OF HOPE PACIFIC CONTINUED OUTREACH TO THE INDIGENOUS CHILDREN OF THE PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS IN KONA, HAWAII. CLASSES WERE HELD TWICE A WEEK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS CAMPUS FOR NATIVE CHILDREN FROM MICRONESIA. MUSICAL AMBASSADORS FROM SYMPHONY OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL FROM EVERY CONTINENT IN THE WORLD TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO PERFORM FOR THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST. THROUGH A SERIES OF HYMNS AND WORSHIP SONGS, SYMPHONY OF HOPE WAS ABLE TO SHARE THEIR TESTIMONIES AND MINISTER THROUGH MUSIC AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA, AND TO OVER 3,500 INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AT THE PRAYER BREAKFAST EVENT ITSELF. IN ADDITION TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES, SYMPHONY OF HOPE WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AND PLAY MUSIC FOR THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT AT THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST HAPPENING THAT WEEK. WEEKLY SKYPE CLASSES CONTINUED TO TAKE PLACE FOR SYMPHONY OF HOPE INDIA.CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE LONG-TERM TEAMS' PART OF SYMPHONY OF HOPE BASES AROUND THE WORLD.THE CHILDREN FROM SYMPHONY OF HOPE PACIFIC TRAVELED ON AN OUTREACH TO THE ISLAND OF KOSRAE, MICRONESIA. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 14-DAY OUTREACH, SYMPHONY OF HOPE MINISTERED THROUGH MUSIC AND EVANGELISM TO THE 5,000-PERSON POPULATION ON THE ISLAND. EVERY HOME ON THE ISLAND RECEIVED A BIBLE BY THE END OF THE OUTREACH, AND AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED SOULS WERE ADDED TO THE CHURCH DURING THIS TIME! SOH PACIFIC PERFORMED ON THE VIOLIN FOR THE GOVERNOR OF KOSRAE, AS WELL AS THE MINISTER OF TOURISM AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR ALL OF MICRONESIA; THIS RESULTED IN AN INVITATION TO THE CAPITAL OF MICRONESIA TO PLAY FOR THE GOVERNMENT THERE, AS WELL AS THE VIDEO OF THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE BEING USED FOR ALL LEGAL FUNCTIONS IN THE FUTURE. SYMPHONY OF HOPE STUDENT/TEACHER, RICKY, WENT ON MANY OVERSEAS OUTREACHES FOR HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND MISSIONS. SYMPHONY OF HOPE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND MISSIONS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS IN KONA, HAWAII CONTINUED WITH MOBILIZING TEACHERS INTO SYMPHONY OF HOPE MINISTRY.CONTINUED VISION CASTING AND NEW FUTURE GOALS OF SYMPHONY OF HOPE SHARED BY DOUG MCCLURE AT SYMPHONY OF HOPE BOARD MEETING, AS WELL AS WITH OTHER SYMPHONY OF HOPE ADVISORS. THE SYMPHONY OF HOPE LEADERSHIP TEAM TRAVELED TO ISRAEL FOR THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST HELD IN JERUSALEM. DURING THIS TIME, THE TEAM MINISTERED THROUGH MUSIC TO THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT AT THE KNESSET, AS WELL AS TO A DIVERSE AMOUNT OF ATTENDING DIGNITARIES FROM OVER 54 NATIONS. THE TEAM ALSO HAD SEVERAL CRITICAL MEETINGS FOR THE SOON LAUNCH OF SYMPHONY OF HOPE ISRAEL THAT WILL WORK WITH THE NATION'S CHILDREN; A PRAYER AND DREAM SYMPHONY OF HOPE HAS HAD FOR MANY YEARS NOW. SYMPHONY OF HOPE FIRST NATIONS CANADA WAS LAUNCHED ON THE RESERVATION OF THE OKANAGAN NATION. IN ONLY ONE WEEK'S TIME, 25 CHILDREN OF THE OKANAGAN, MOST OF WHOM HAD NEVER PLAYED A VIOLIN BEFORE, LEARNED THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEM. BECAUSE OF THIS TESTIMONY, SYMPHONY OF HOPE AND MEMBERS OF THE YWAM BASE WE WERE WORKING WITH WERE INVITED ONTO THE RESERVATION TO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL MESSAGE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 60 YEARS THAT YWAM OR ANY OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION HAD BEEN FORMALLY INVITED ONTO THE RESERVATION - TO THE CHIEF'S HOME - TO PREACH THE GOSPEL AND FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER. THE TEAM OF SYMPHONY OF HOPE TRAVELED TO VILLAGE PROVINCE OF MADANG IN THE NATION OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA TO LAUNCH SYMPHONY OF HOPE PNG. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, 27 CHILDREN, OF WHOM HAD NEVER SEEN OR PLAYED THE VIOLIN BEFORE, LEARNED TO PLAY THEIR OWN NATIONAL ANTHEM, ALONG WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF ARGENTINA. ON THE VIOLIN FOR THE STOPOVER OF POPE FRANCIS IN PORT MORESBY DURING HIS INTERNATIONAL TOUR ON SEPTEMBER 7TH. DESPITE THE LOSS OF OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER ONE WEEK BEFORE THE PROJECT'S FINISHING, THE CHILDREN OF SYMPHONY OF HOPE PNG MINISTERED THROUGH MUSIC FOR POPE FRANCIS AND WAS ABLE TO SHARE THEIR TESTIMONIES OF FAITH TO AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 160,000 PEOPLE; THIS NUMBER EXCLUDES THE MILLIONS WATCHING THE EVENT ONLINE. SYMPHONY OF HOPE PAKISTAN WAS LAUNCHED. DURING THIS TIME, STUDENTS REPRESENTING EVERY REGION IN PAKISTAN (A TOTAL OF 38 CHILDREN) LEARNED TO PLAY THE PAKISTANI NATIONAL ANTHEM ON THE VIOLIN. APART FROM 3, NO OTHER STUDENT EVEN KNEW WHAT A VIOLIN WAS BEFORE JOINING THE CAMP; THESE SAME CHILDREN PLAYED THEIR VERY OWN ANTHEM ON THE INSTRUMENT IN TWO WEEKS' TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE VIOLIN CLASSES, THIS SPECIAL CAMP INCLUDED LODGING, MEALS, SPORT ACTIVITIES, AND VARIOUS RECREATIONAL FUN AND GAMES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CAMP WAS TO GIVE A PICTURE OF A UNITED PAKISTAN THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD WITH CHRIST AT THE CENTER, AS HE IS THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ONE ANOTHER. AT THE END OF THE TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE, SYMPHONY OF HOPE DISTRIBUTED SD CARDS CONTAINING THE ORAL URDU BIBLE TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTSMOST OF WHOM WERE NOT YET BELIEVERSAND THEIR SUPERVISORS. AROUND 750 SD CARDS WERE SENT TO EVERY REGION IN PAKISTAN, BECOMING A POWERFUL TOOL FOR EVANGELISM, PLACING THE WORD OF GOD DIRECTLY INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
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 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 December 2002.
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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