Eight Days of Hope

What it reported doing in 2025

Eight days of hope, inc (edoh) is a nonprofit, charitable organization which exists to bring volunteers to a location affected by natural disaster and assist homeowners in rebuilding and repairing their homes damaged as a result of the disaster. Edoh also builds safe houses for those rescued from human trafficking. Working with ministries that are already providing hope to those rescued, edoh will renovate or build facilities for free, for ministries in need. Edoh is a ministry to serve those in need and for those volunteers who have a desire to serve. Edoh provides food, lodging, logistics, materials, equipment, and the opportunity for morning and evening times of worship for volunteers and homeowners. It is through the efforts of these volunteers and the blessings of god that allow for the accomplishments described in this financial report. In 2025, edoh celebrated 20 years of serving those in need. Edoh served almost 700 families through its rapid response and rebuilding ministries, provided roughly 12,000 meals, and built or remodeled five places of restoration for survivors of trafficking. Edoh served in los angeles, ca after devastating wildfires, bear branch, ky, hunt, tx, kerrville, tx, and wheeling, wv, after massive flooding and cave city, ar, tylertown, ms, greenwood, ms, st. Louis, mo, london, ky, after catastrophic tornadoes. Edoh's safe house ministry partnered with call to freedom in sioux falls, sd, safe harbor Ohio in holmes, co, oh, elijah rising in houston, tx, transformation garden in northeast, ms and a way out ministries in memphis, tn, to build and renovate safe homes for women and children rescued from trafficking. In buffalo, ny, our annual community event served 340 families with roofing, painting, carpentry, landscaping and more.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.6%; rating input score 57
• Program expense ratio: 59.7%; rating input score 60
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 96.9%; rating input score 97; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.13; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings