Hope & Help International

Legal name: Hope and Help International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202177883
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Chattanooga, TN, United States
Phone
(423) 596-8190
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,549,393
Expenses
$1,552,989
Assets
$489,877
Liabilities
$6,340

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TREVOR OVERCASH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TREVOR OVERCASH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $31,200 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Hope and Help International equips and supports national pastors in South Asia, meeting both spiritual and practical needs in local communities (including support for widows and orphans). Hope and Help International is a nonprofit, Evangelical, Christian organization chartered by the State of Tennessee and tax exempt by the Internal Revenue Service under code section 501(c)(3). Hope and Help is committed to the fulfillment of the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. Contributions and resources are used to reach out in love to those who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are committed to the following standards: We are governed by a responsible Board of Directors. The Hope and Help Board meets at least semi-annually to cast vision, establish policies, set budgets, oversee the organization’s financial practices, and review ministry progress.

What it reported doing in 2023

See attached schedule o - 04

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.5%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 92.3%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $37.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -0.2%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 92.5% of revenue deployed · 92.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $31K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.