Hope of Life International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262061324
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Cranston, RI, USA
Phone
4014866885
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,568,359
Expenses
$22,275,969
Assets
$6,476,118
Liabilities
$230,793

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATIE ARRIAZA (PRESIDENT)
  • ERICA VARGAS (VICE PRESIDENT (TO 05/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • KATIE ARRIAZA (PRESIDENT): $152,172 total reported compensation
  • YUANA SUTTON (COO): $116,080 total reported compensation
  • ERICA VARGAS (VICE PRESIDENT (TO 05/25)): $48,199 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To be a humanitarian relief organization which benefits children, the elderly, disadvantaged, and poor throughout the world. Evidenced by the depth of their poverty, the percentage of the population experiencing malnutrition, and the illness and diseases that accompany these circumstances. To spread the gospel of jesus christ to all nations.

What it reported doing in 2025

Mission trips and evangelism - those who are interested in supporting the purpose of the organization are initiated, coordinated and fulfilled numerous times during the year. Mission teams are sent to volunteer sites, currently primarily in guatemala. These mission trips include the following activities: distribution of food and clothing to designated recipients; building of shelters and buildings, including schools, orphanages, hospitals and homes; painting existing structures; as well as conducting bible classes and worship services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 89
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $68.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $21.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $152K · 11 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.