Hope Force International
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 743095063
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Brentwood, TN, United States
- Phone
- (615) 371-1271
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Support N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,689,244
- Expenses
- $2,336,066
- Assets
- $1,457,413
- Liabilities
- $28,581
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Jack P Minton (President)
Highest reported compensation
- Jack P Minton (President): $60,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To serve those affected by disaster both domestically and internationally by providing physical, emotional and spiritual assistance and to train and equip Christians to respond effectively and appropriately to disasters worldwide. If there’s one thing Jack and Cherie Minton are passionate about, it’s loving others in Jesus’ name. For decades before founding Hope Force International in 2003, the Mintons served in medical missions and disaster relief ministries that only furthered their burden to help the vulnerable and hurting. Today, they lead the HFI team with expertise, discernment, and Christ-centered vision to make the greatest impact on the greatest needs in disaster areas around the world. Financials Hope Force International is dedicated to using every donation with the utmost care, ensuring your support directly impacts disaster survivors. Our commitment to financial integrity...
What it reported doing in 2024
The organization served survivors of disaster in communities across the country; various rebuilding initiatives, local flooding, tornados and the poor of McDowell County West Virginia. The ministry provided medical assistance and partnered to build housing and staff facilities in Nepal for our indigenous partner and through ongoing rebuilding and community building initiatives in Haiti as a result of the January 2010 earthquake. Disaster relief aid was also provided in Mexico following the aftermath of flooding and aid was provided to those suffering the impact of Covid-19.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 55
- Accountability: 85
- Sustainability: 57
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 78.2%; rating input score 78
- Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: $275.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd 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: 75%; rating input score 75; 13th 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: 13.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 78.2% of revenue deployed · 89.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.