Hope Builders International

Overview

Mission

Hope Builders International supports people and projects proven effective in ministering Gods love to their communities. We develop prayer and support for them.

What it reported doing in 2025

Serving ministries in the Middle East

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010961799
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Headquarters
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
4349968850
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 43
  • Accountability: 53
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $570.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 72.7%; rating input score 73; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0.6%; rating input score 1; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.3% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $865K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $36K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 35 of 43 current checks pass · 8 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 8 annual filings from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Lance Thollander (President): $36,000 total reported compensation
  • Christine Thollander (co founder): $36,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.