Hopegivers International

Legal name: Hopegivers International Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
570828243
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Columbus, GA, United States
Phone
(866) 373-HOPE (4673)
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,190,562
Expenses
$2,065,868
Assets
$1,801,004
Liabilities
$175,640

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR SAMUEL A THOMAS (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR SAMUEL A THOMAS (PRESIDENT & CEO): $77,679 total reported compensation
  • VIKI BLOEMKER (COO): $69,039 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Hopegivers International advocates for abandoned and vulnerable children in India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Haiti. THE MISSION Our mission is to assist the needy and the oppressed in collaboration with our Ministry Partners. We want to educate those we rescue and give them an opportunity to impact their culture in a positive way. Our mission is to assist the needy and the oppressed in collaboration with our Ministry Partners. RescueSharpenLaunch. Bishop M.A. Thomas led an extraordinary life of faith and service. From humble beginnings in a poor Christian family in South India to becoming a beacon of hope for countless individuals, his journey exemplified dedication, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to sharing the Gospel and uplifting the marginalized. His vision extended beyond...

What it reported doing in 2025

Hopegivers international promotes advocacy for abandoned and at-risk children in the nations of india, nepal, myanmar and haiti. Our mission is to assist the needy and the oppressed in collaboration with our ministry partners. We want to educate those we rescue and give them an opportunity to impact their society in a positive way.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $47.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 85% of revenue deployed · 89.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $78K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.